University of Kansas Hospital Authority v. Sebelius

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING DEFENDANT’S CROSS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BARBARA JACOBS ROTHSTEIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs University of Kansas Hospital Authority (“KU”), Via Christi Regional Medical Center (“Via Christi”), and Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center (“Stormont-Vail”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) challenge the Defendant Secretary of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”)’s final decision regarding Plaintiffs’ Medicare “Disproportionate Share Hospital” adjustments for the fiscal year 1996. Plaintiffs bring this action…