Legal Opinion

Knapp Medical Center v. Burwell

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 28, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2015-1663PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROSEMARY-M. COLLYER, United States District Judge

Plaintiff hospitals challenge a final decision by the Department of Health and Human Services to approve the expansion of a physician-owned hospital in Hidalgo County, Texas. The Court will not reach the merits because Congress has specifically foreclosed judicial review of these decisions. Defendants’ • motions to dismiss will be granted and the case • dismissed.

I. FACTS

Plaintiffs Knapp Medical Center, McAllen Hospitals, L.P., and Cornerstone Regional Hospital, L.P, (Plaintiffs) are hospitals in Hidalgo County, Texas. Compl. [Dkt. 4] ¶¶…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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  2. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Trudeau v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  4. Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family PhysiciansSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Block v. Community Nutrition InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Knapp Medical Center v. HarganDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
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  3. Knapp Medical Center v. Eric D. HarganCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
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