Azar v. Allina Health Services

Decided June 3, 2019. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-1484 · 587 U.S. 566 · Cited 202 times

Because the Department of Health and Human Services neglected its statutory notice-and-comment obligations when it revealed a new policy that dramatically—and retroactively—reduced Medicare payments to hospitals serving low-income patients, its policy must be vacated.

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