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SCOTUS Upholds HHS’s Medicare Reimbursement Formula for Hospitals Serving the Poor

SCOTUS Upholds HHS’s Medicare Reimbursement Formula for Hospitals Serving the Poor
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Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court ruled 5–4 against a hospital system that serves low-income people in Washington state, finding that the formula the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) uses to calculate Medicare reimbursements is correct.

The ruling is a victory for the Biden administration.