US Chamber Amicus Brief in Negotiated Charges Appeal (July 24, 2020)
NO DATE FOR ORAL ARGUMENT HAS BEEN SET
No. 20-5193
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION; ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES; FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS; MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM; PROVIDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, d/b/a PROVIDENCE HOLY CROSS MEDICAL CENTER; BOTHWELL REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
ALEX M. AZAR, III, in his official capacity as
Secretary of Health and Human Services,
Defendant-Appellee.
On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,
No. 19-cv-03619
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BRIEF OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS AMICUS CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF
PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS AND REVERSAL
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Daryl L. Joseffer Jeffrey S. Bucholtz
Tara S. Morrissey Joel McElvain
U.S. CHAMBER LITIGATION CENTER KING & SPALDING LLP
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djoseffer@uschamber.com jbucholtz@kslaw.com
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Counsel for Amicus Curiae
July 24, 2020