Massachusetts ex rel. Department of Public Welfare v. United States

OPINION

MARGOLIS, Judge.

In this appeal from an administrative decision, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Commonwealth) seeks reimbursement from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the costs of providing Medicaid abortions during the period in which the Commonwealth was acting under a federal court order to provide the abortions. During this time, Congress had prohibited HHS from funding such abortions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, finding that the Claims Court has exclusive jurisdiction over the claim, transferred the case to this court.…