340B Payment Reduction Suit: Notice of ALJ Rulings

THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, 鈥搗鈥 ALEX M. AZAR II, in his official capacity as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Defendants. December 3, 2018


Notice of ALJ Rulings

Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Krista Pedley

Defendant's Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction


In their Motion for a Preliminary and Permanent Injunction, Plaintiffs stated that, on August 2, 2018, Plaintiff Henry Ford Health System (鈥淗enry Ford鈥) had appealed three
administrative claims for reimbursement under the 340B Program to the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (鈥淥MHA鈥), and had requested review by an Administrative Law Judge (鈥淎LJ鈥). ECF No. 2-1 at 14 (citing Ex I at 19鈥22; Ex. J at 20鈥23; Ex. K at 19鈥22). On October 30, 2018, the Deputy Chief ALJ issued orders dismissing two of Henry Ford鈥檚 appeals. See Suppl. Ex. I at 23鈥31; Suppl. Ex. J at 24鈥32. The Henry Ford employee responsible for managing Henry Ford鈥檚 administrative appeals under the 340B Program received these decisions on November 27, 2018, and Henry Ford appealed both of the dismissal orders to the Medicare Appeals Council on November 29, 2018. See Suppl. Ex. I at 32鈥36; Suppl. Ex. J at 33鈥37. The Henry Ford employee has not received the third appeal.