Highland District Hospital v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

COHN, District Judge.

This appeal involves the complex statutory and regulatory scheme by which hospitals obtain review of determinations concerning cost reimbursement under the Federal Health Insurance for the Aged program, popularly known as Medicare.

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Highland District Hospital (Highland) appeals from the district court’s dismissal of its complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Highland sought judicial review of a decision by the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) that the PRRB lacked jurisdiction to review a determination by…