Phoenix Baptist Hospital & Medical Center v. United States

ORDER

STRAND, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This action arises out of the implementation of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (“AHCCCS”), Arizona’s experimental alternative to traditional medicaid. Plaintiffs are corporations that have provided and continue to provide health care goods and services in Arizona. This action was filed in federal court pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2674 and § 1346(b). The defendant in this action is the United States of America.

The gravamen of the plaintiff’s second amended complaint is that the Secretary of the…