Brae Loch Manor Health Care Facility v. Thompson

DECISION AND ORDER

LARIMER, District Judge.

Under the Medicare insurance program, established by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (“the Act”), the federal government reimburses providers of medical services to the aged and disabled, for the reasonable costs of medical services provided, subject to maximum permissible reimbursement amounts. 42 U.S.C. § 1395f(b)(l); § 1395x(v)(l)(A). Although Congress provided for payment of reasonable costs, the method for determining those costs was left to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). By statute, Congress authorized the Secretary…