Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit January 22, 1981, 80-1515 (Annie M. Warner Hospital v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare)

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OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the federal government, under the Medicare program, must reimburse hospitals for a special dues assessment each paid to the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania (HAP). The purpose of the assessment was. to obtain funds for the capitalization of a malpractice insurance company sponsored by the Association.