Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc. v. Secretary of Health & Human Services

GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

Tampa General Hospital receives federal funds for serving patients who cannot pay for the healthcare they receive. To determine how much federal funding goes to each hospital for providing such care, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) makes certain “estimates” as required by the Affordable Care Act. Although the Act bars judicial review of the Secretary’s estimates, Tampa General seeks to challenge the data underlying them. We hold that the bar on judicial review of the Secretary’s estimates precludes review of the underlying data…