Monmouth Medical Center v. Harris

OPINION

DEBEVOISE, District Judge.

I. Parties, Jurisdiction and Proceedings.

The plaintiffs in this proceeding are Monmouth Medical Center, a non-profit hospital located in Long Branch, New Jersey (“Monmouth”), and Point Pleasant Hospital, a non-profit hospital located in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey (“Point Pleasant”), both of which are providers of medical assistance and care under the Medicare provisions (Title XVIII) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq. Each hospital has brought this action on behalf of itself, as a provider, and on behalf of Medicare…