Morton Plant Hospital v. Sullivan

ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KOVACHEVICH, District Judge.

This cause is before the Court on both parties’ motions for summary judgment in an appeal from an administrative decision rendered by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, Morton Plant Hospital, is a 745-bed acute care, non-profit hospital. Plaintiff, a participant in the Medicare program administered by Defendant, claims that it has been insufficiently compensated under the program for services rendered to program beneficiaries. Specifically, Plaintiff disputes Defendant’s refusal to fully…