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On June 10, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (“Supreme Court”) agreed to consider an appeal on behalf of more than 200 hospitals* in Advocate Christ Medical Center, et al v. Becerra, challenging the manner in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) calculates a hospital’s Disproportionate Share Hospital (“DSH”) payments.... READ MORE

A federal district court in Connecticut recently applied the Supreme Court’s favorable opinion in the Allina case (which we previously wrote about here), compelling the Secretary to adhere to notice-and-comment rulemaking of Medicare policy when it affects providers’ eligibility, benefits or payment. Additionally, CMS cannot use a preclusion statute to avoid challenges for which it did not... READ MORE