Supreme Court Will Hear Case Claiming US Underpays Hospitals Serving Needy Patients

June 11, 2024

(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit by more than 200 hospitals that serve low-income populations accusing the federal government of shortchanging them on Medicare funding by about $1.5 billion per year. The hospitals, located in 32 states, are asking, the court to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upholding the current method of determining funding used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The hospitals have argued that the underfunding has contributed to the closure of rural hospitals. (Read More)