Advocate Christ Medical Center, et al., Petitioners v. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services

  1. November 05, 2024

    Justices Probe HHS 'Dish' Payment Impact On Rural Hospitals

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with whether a change to a formula used to calculate billions of dollars in payments every year to hospitals treating a large share of low-income patients would lead to shutdowns of rural and "safety net" hospitals.

  2. November 01, 2024

    Up Next At High Court: Fed Funds And Securities Risks

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday for its November arguments session, which will start off with a debate over whether the Federal Communications Commission telecom subsidy program involves federal funds subject to the False Claims Act, and on Tuesday how Medicare funding should be calculated for hospitals that serve large numbers of low-income patients.

  3. August 14, 2024

    Hospital Groups Tell High Court HHS 'Stingy' In SSI Pay Row

    Six of the nation's leading hospital associations told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is being "stingy" when miscalculating a formula that could cost hospitals treating low-income patients more than a billion dollars in special payments each year. 

  4. August 08, 2024

    Hospitals Tell High Court HHS Errs In SSI Pay Formula

    A group of hospitals argued to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is misinterpreting a formula used to calculate billions of dollars in special payments every year for hospitals treating people receiving Supplemental Security Income. 

  5. June 11, 2024

    High Court On Familiar Ground In Hospital Pay Row

    Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case about federal formula for calculating disproportionate share hospital payments — commonly called "dish" payments — under Medicare Part A. A similar case set for high court review puts the justices back on familiar ground.

  6. June 10, 2024

    High Court To Review HHS Hospital Pay Formula

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a D.C. Circuit decision siding with the Department of Health and Human Services over how the agency applies a formula for calculating disproportionate share hospital payments for Supplemental Security Income benefits.

  7. February 05, 2024

    AHA Urges Justices To Review HHS Hospital Pay Formula

    The American Hospital Association and other hospital groups urged the Supreme Court to look at a D.C. Circuit decision siding with the Department of Health and Human Services over how the agency applies a congressional formula for calculating disproportionate share hospital payments for Supplemental Security Income benefits.