Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit February 26, 2013, No. 11-6242 (Full Life Hospice, LLC v. Sebelius)

TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.

Full Life Hospice is a hospice care provider participating in the federal Medicare program. Over a number of years, it provided hospice care services to terminally ill Medicare beneficiaries and sought reim*1014bursement for these services from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).