According to a complaint filed in Tucson federal court, HHS used improper calculations to determine the number of residents at the teaching hospital, leading to less-than-deserved Medicare reimbursement. Teaching hospitals can receive additional payments from Medicare because they have higher costs, according to the report.
The complaint is asking the court to rule that HHS incorrectly overruled a review board’s decision in the matter that sided with UMC.
UMC has made headlines in recent weeks for treating U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) after she was shot in the head at a political event.
Read the Bloomberg report on University Medical Center.
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– Tucson Hospital Fires Employees for Accessing Shooting Victims’ Records
– Merger of University of Arizona Hospitals, Medical School Expected Within Six Months
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