Wilmot Psychiatric Medicenter Tucson v. Shalala

11 F.3d 1505 62 USLW 2410 , 43 Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 124, Medicare&Medicaid Guide P 41,966 WILMOT PSYCHIATRIC/MEDICENTER TUCSON; Dominguez Valley Hospital; Ojai Community Hospital; Manteca Hospital, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Donna E. SHALALA, * Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-55602. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1993. Decided Dec. 16, 1993. Patric Hooper, Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants. George H. Wu, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, CA, Jerry J. Bassett, Asst. Regional Counsel, Dept. of Health and Human Services, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: REINHARDT, T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and KAUFMAN, ** District Judge. T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge: OVERVIEW 1 This case arises from the Secretary of Health and Human Services' ("Secretary") decision not to reimburse Wilmot Psychiatric/Medicenter and several other hospitals ("hospitals") under Part C of the Medicare program. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395x(v)(1)(A), for the…