Alegent Health – Bergan Mercy Health System Et Al v. Sebelius
On May 22, 2012, over 400 hospitals filed this complaint for expedited judicial review under the Medicare Act, of a determination of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning the disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments owed to the plaintiff hospitals for the costs they incurred to treat low-income patients in fiscal years ending in 1991-2004. Each of the plaintiff hospitals filed appeals with the Secretary's review board challenging the Secretary's payment determinations for the fiscal years at issue . . .
