Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Price

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL ) CENTER, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 17-cv-1519 (TSC) ) ALEX M. AZAR, II, Secretary, United ) States Department of Health and Human ) Services, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs are more than 200 acute care hospitals located across the country. They provide inpatient care to Medicare beneficiaries, and in exchange are reimbursed for their services through the Medicare program. They challenge the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) interpretation…