Hospitals Say HHS Is Withholding Safety Net Reimbursements

By Brian Steele · May 1, 2026, 6:52 PM EDT

For more than 20 years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has failed to pay tens of millions in reimbursements to hospitals serving low-income populations by incorrectly factoring service...

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Case Information

Case Title

PACIFIC ALLIANCE MEDICAL CENTER et al v. KENNEDY

Case Number

1:26-cv-00099

Court

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit

Contract: Recovery Medicare

Date Filed

January 14, 2026