SHANDS JACKSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. et al v. SEBELIUS

  1. February 09, 2021

    Hospitals Lose Interest Fight In HHS Payment Battle

    A D.C. federal judge refused to allow a collection of hospitals to get interest on losses they incurred as the result of reduced reimbursements for inpatient admissions, saying the court doesn't actually have the ability to hear the request.

  2. September 22, 2016

    Hospitals, CMS Clash Over $220M Pay-Cut Fix

    Hospitals are at odds with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services over how much they're owed after the agency reversed a $220 million pay cut related to its "two-midnight rule" on inpatient admissions, according to a joint filing Thursday in D.C. federal court.

  3. April 18, 2016

    CMS Axes $220M Cut Over Hospital 2-Midnight Rule

    In a surprise move Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services scrapped a $220 million pay cut tied to the agency's controversial "two-midnight rule" on inpatient admissions and offered to refund three years' worth of reduced reimbursement to hospitals.

  4. February 03, 2016

    AHA Demands CMS Reverse $220M Inpatient Hospital Pay Cut

    Despite a court rebuke, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services still hasn't justified a $220 million pay cut in connection with its "two-midnight rule" on inpatient admissions, and the money should be reimbursed, the American Hospital Association said Tuesday.

  5. November 30, 2015

    CMS Doubles Down On $220M Hospital Pay Cut

    Responding to a court order, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday defended a $220 million hospital pay cut to offset rising inpatient admissions, and the agency hinted that an even larger cut may be appropriate.

  6. September 21, 2015

    HHS Must Revisit $220M Hospital Pay Cut, Judge Rules

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services failed to allow sufficient public comment on a $220 million reimbursement cut related to its "two-midnight rule" on hospital admissions and must restart the rulemaking process, a D.C. federal judge ruled Monday.

  7. January 02, 2015

    Health Care Cases To Watch In 2015

    An eye-popping assortment of highly consequential lawsuits affecting health care companies will play out in 2015, shaping the future of Affordable Care Act coverage, False Claims Act litigation, Medicare reimbursement and provider consolidation.