Maine Medical Center v. Burwell

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Maine Medical Center (“Maine Medical”) challenges a district court ruling upholding the decision of the Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) denying Maine Medical’s claim for partial federal reimbursement of “bad debt” for two fiscal years. Maine Med. Ctr. v. Sebelius, No. 2:13-CV-00118-JAW, 2014 WL 1234173, at *1 (D.Me. Mar. 25, 2014). A “bad debt” is an amount considered uncollectible arising from covered medical services that may be eligible for federal reimbursement under certain conditions. 42 C.F.R. § 413.89. The bad debt at issue arose from…