A judge ruled against dozens of hospitals that sued HHS over payment changes for hospitals that treat a large share of low-income patients, known as disproportionate share hospital payments, Healthcare Dive reports.
The federal judge sided with HHS, pointing to a specific portion of the Medicare Act that prohibits any administrative and judicial review of how the department arrived at its calculations, according to a ruling this week by Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Read more.
