Legal Opinion
Sentara Hospitals v. Azar
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 29, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2020-3771Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SENTARA HOSPITALS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 20-cv-3771 (CRC) ALEX M. AZAR, II, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Medicare program reimburses hospitals for a portion of the bad debt they incur when indigent patients do not pay their deductibles or co-pays. Prior to 2020, Medicare rules left it up to the hospitals to determine whether a particular patient is indigent, using their own “customary methods.” Plaintiffs—a group of hospitals operated by Sentara Healthcare (collectively “Sentara”)—sought reimbursement for bad debt…
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