Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. Leavitt

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• concluding that “the ‘bona fide sale’ requirement is a reasonable construction” of the Medicare regulations governing consolidating providers
• concluding that “the ‘bona fide sale’ requirement is a reasonable construction” of the Medicare regulations governing consolidating providers
• concluding that only the bona fide sale provision could apply in a consolidation case
• noting the discrepancy between the two provisions and concluding that the absence of any reference to depreciation adjustment payments in § 413.134(l)(3) would support an interpretation “precluding any adjustment to depreciation payments for providers that consolidate”
• “In the ‘bona fide sale’ context, the reasonable consideration inquiry involves determining whether the provider received fair market value for its assets.”
• “both the ‘plain language’ and the ‘indications of the Secretary’s intent at the time of the regulation’s promulgation’ preclude the Secretary’s current interpretation of [the regulation]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).