United States DC Circuit

28 USC 1361 provides mandamus jurisdiction for hospitals seeking a recalculation of "disproportionate share hospital" payments pursuant to 42 USC 1395ww(d)(5)(F), which governs the Secretary of Health and Human Services reimbursement for care of Medicare beneficiaries.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/23/2001
• Decided 07/27/2001
• Published 07/27/2001

Judges

• Before:  HARRY T. EDWARDS, STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert L. Roth argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gerard Keating, Attorney, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were David W. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General, Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Attorney, Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, Harriet S. Rabb, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and Henry R. Goldberg, Deputy Associate General Counsel.