Bradford Hospital v. Shalala

MEMORANDUM OPINION

McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

This is a civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1395. Plaintiff Bradford Hospital seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying Plaintiffs request for a rede-termination of its hospital-specific rate as untimely. Presently pending before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, the Plaintiffs motion is granted and the Defendant’s motion is denied.

I. Background

A. The Medicare Statute and Its Regulations

In 1965, Congress enacted Medicare, which is a federally…