November 19, 2012
On Nov. 1, 2012, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and four hospital systems (collectively, the Plaintiffs) filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for allegedly “refusing to pay hospitals for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of care provided to patients” that was “reasonable and medically necessary” under the Medicare program. In challenging this policy, the Plaintiffs made the following key arguments:
For more information concerning this case or for information relating to hospital reimbursement under the Medicare program, please contact the attorneys on this page.
American Hospital Association, et al. v. Sebelius , Complaint, Case No. 1:12- cv-1770, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Washington) (Nov. 1, 2012).
John DeGaspari, “Hospitals Sue HHS Over Alleged Unfair Medicare Practices,” Healthcare Informatics (Nov. 5, 2012).