Lodi Memorial Hospital v. Califano

MEMORANDUM AND JUDGMENT

FLANNERY, District Judge.

I. Introduction and Background.

This matter is before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment. Because this case is somewhat complex, involving as it does a dispute over the meaning of certain Medicare regulations, a somewhat lengthy factual background is necessary. Plaintiff is an acute care health facility which is an authorized provider of services to Medicare patients. 42 U.S.C. § 1395cc. The Medicare Program involves basically two types of payments. Under Part A of the program, an authorized hospital such as plaintiff, receives…