VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA v. BURWELL

No. 15-5089.

820 F.3d 451 (2016)

VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA, INC., as successor to St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Appellant v. Sylvia Mathews BURWELL, as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 29, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Mazer argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was James P. Holloway .

Debra Michelle Laboschin , Attorney, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Vincent H. Cohen Jr. , Acting U.S. Attorney, Joel McElvain , Attorney, William B. Schultz , General Counsel, U.S. Department and Health and Human Services, Janice L. Hoffman , Associate General Counsel, Susan Maxson Lyons , Deputy Associate General Counsel for Litigation, and David L. Hoskins , Attorney. R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge PILLARD.


Via Christi Health Center seeks an upward adjustment of the capital-asset depreciation reimbursement paid to its predecessor hospitals under a since-curtailed Medicare regulation. As a general matter, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services reimburses Medicare providers for their reasonable costs actually...

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