St. Christopher's Hospital v. Commonwealth

PALLADINO, Judge.

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (Petitioner) appeals an order of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) denying Petitioner’s appeal which challenged the amount allowed and the method employed by DPW to determine reimbursements due Petitioner for two pediatric organ transplants for medical assistance recipients. For the reasons stated below we affirm.

The facts before us in this case are as follows. In November of 1984, Petitioner made an oral inquiry as to whether DPW would provide reimbursements for heart and liver transplant procedures under the medical…