St. Mary's Hospital, Inc. v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, and Blue Cross of Florida

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Appellant St. Mary’s Hospital, Inc., a provider of Medicare services pursuant to Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395-1395rr, appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of appellees Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, and Blue Cross of Florida, Inc., his fiscal intermediary. St. Mary’s contends on appeal that the district court erred in upholding Blue Cross’ legal authority under 20 C.F.R. § 422.435 (1979) to disclose to third parties the cost reports St. Mary’s submitted to HEW.

St. Mary’s, a…