Legal Opinion
Children's Hospital Ass'n v. Alex Azar
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 13, 2019No. 18-5135PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaren LeCraft Henderson, Circuit Judge
Under the Medicaid Act (Act), the federal government provides each state funds for distribution to hospitals that serve a disproportionate number of low-income patients. See 42 U.S.C. § 1396-1 . A state distributes the funds through Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments. See id. § 1396r-4(b), (c). A hospital may not receive a DSH payment that exceeds its "costs incurred" in furnishing hospital services to low-income patients. Id. § 1396r-4(g)(1)(A). "Costs incurred" are, inter alia , "determined by the Secretary" of the United States Department of Health and Human Services…
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