Legal Opinion
Allina Health Services v. Sebelius
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 15, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2010-1463PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
Medicare, a federal program that pays for health coverage for most Americans aged 65 and older is, to put it mildly, a complex program with reams of statutory provisions and regulations. Banking on this complexity to execute a fancy two-step, the Secretary of Health and Human Services excuses a lack of proper rulemaking and reasoned explanation for a new statutory interpretation of the reimbursement formula for certain hospitals serving low-income patients in the hopes that the Court will defer to her expertise. The Court recognizes both the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Allina Health Services v. BurwellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
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- Allina Health Services v. BurwellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
- Allina Health System v. BurwellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
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