United States Fourth Circuit
DIST. MEM'L HOSP. OF S.W. N. CAROLINA, INC. v. THOMPSON, 03-1401
Defendant's interpretation of 42 C.F.R. section 412.106, by which it found that plaintiff does not qualify for a "disproportionate share adjustment" under the Medicare program, is a reasonable construction of an ambiguous regulation and thus must be given controlling weight.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/12/2004
- Published 04/12/2004
Judges
- Before NIEMEYER, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fourth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ARGUED:Mark Simon Davies, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Susan McNear Fradenburg, Smith Moore, L.L.P., Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Robert J. Conrad, Jr., United States Attorney, Scott R. McIntosh, Attorney, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Maureen Demarest Murray, Smith Moore, L.L.P., Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.