Christ the King Manor, Inc. v. Secretary United States Department of Health & Human Services

OPINION OF THE COURT

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from a challenge to the approval by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary” or “HHS”) of a 2008 amendment to Pennsylvania’s state plan for administering its Medicaid program. Numerous private nursing facilities that provide services to Medicaid recipients argue that the state plan amendment, or “SPA,” violates Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 et seq. (the “Medicaid Act” or the “Act”). Specifically, they contend that the SPA adjusted Pennsylvania’s method for…