American Hospital Association v. Azar

On September 17, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia released this final rule for the case American Hospital Association v. Azar. The plaintiffs, hospital organizations which have seen their payment rates cut, argue that Congress has already decided as a matter of policy and practicality that off-campus provider-based departments should be paid at higher rates than physician offices for similar services. This ruling states that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) exceeded its statutory authority when it cut the payment rate for clinic services at off-campus provider-based clinics . . .