Legal Opinion
Baystate Franklin Med. Ctr. v. Azar
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 31, 2018No. Case No. 1:17-cv-00819 (TNM)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TREVOR N. MCFADDEN, U.S.D.J.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reimburses hospitals for certain costs they incur in providing healthcare to Medicare beneficiaries. To pay the hospitals, the Department uses a Prospective Payment System ("PPS") to establish predetermined rates for each treatment type. The PPS features a "wage index," a multiplier that adjusts reimbursements to reflect regional variations in labor costs. See 42 U.S.C. § 1395ww. Hospitals submit annual cost reports to the Department, which are used to determine regional urban and rural wage rates. For each state,…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Baystate Franklin Medical Center v. Alex Azar, IICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
- Bridgeport Hospital v. AzarDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2022