Winder Hma LLC v. Burwell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WINDER HMA LLC, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 14-2021 (JEB) SYLVIA BURWELL, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Hospitals participating in the Medicare program are reimbursed by the federal government each year for much of the cost of the services they provide to qualifying patients. The Medicare patients themselves, however, are responsible for a small share of the cost of their care – e.g., deductibles or co-payments – just as non-Medicare patients are. When patients of both types fail to pay their portion of the bill, hospitals…