Via Christi Hospitals Wichita v. Sylvia Burwell

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge PILLARD.

PILLARD, Circuit Judge:

Via Christi Health Center seeks an upward adjustment of the capital-asset depreciation reimbursement paid to its predecessor hospitals under a since-curtailed Medicare regulation. As a general matter, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services reimburses Medicare providers for théir reasonable costs actually incurred, including an appropriate share' of depreciation on buildings or equipment used to supply Medicare services. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395f(b)(l), 1395x(v)(l)(A); 42 C.F.R. §§ 413.130,…