49 soc.sec.rep.ser. 11, Medicare & Medicaid Guide P 43,710, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7253, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,370 Queen of Angels/hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Swedish Hospital Corporation, Dba Swedish Hospital Medical Center Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health & Human Services

65 F.3d 1472 49 Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 11, Medicare & Medicaid Guide P 43,710, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7253 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12 ,370 QUEEN OF ANGELS/HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER; Swedish Hospital Corporation, dba Swedish Hospital Medical Center; Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Donna E. SHALALA, * Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-55561. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 11, 1995. Decided Sept. 14, 1995. Robert A. Klein, Weissburg and Aronson, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Gerard Keating, Department of Health & Human Services, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: LAY, ** BRUNETTI and RYMER, Circuit Judges. LAY, Circuit Judge: 1 Queen of Angels/Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center brought this class action on behalf of all hospitals ("the Hospitals") that have participated in the Medicare program (a health insurance program for the aged and disabled) since July 1, 1991, against the Secretary of Health and Human Services…