United States Ninth Circuit
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MED. CTR. v. THOMPSON, 03-35612
Medicare's Disproportionate Share Hospital statute is unambiguous and requires reimbursement to plaintiff-hospitals for services rendered to the entire low-income population.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/08/2004
- Decided 03/02/2005
- Published 03/02/2005
Judges
- SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge., Before T.G. NELSON and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- August E. Flentje, Attorney, Appellate Staff Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Lisa Dobson Gould and Sanford E. Pitler, Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S., Seattle, WA, for the appellees.