No. 23-715October Term 2024Decided Apr 29, 2025
Advocate Christ Medical Center, et al., Petitioners v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services
This case concerns the calculation of Medicare reimbursement rates for hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 29, 2025
- What it's about
This case concerns the calculation of Medicare reimbursement rates for hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients. The Supreme Court held that for the purpose of this calculation, a patient is considered "entitled to benefits" under Supplemental Security Income (SSI) only if they are actually eligible to receive a cash payment during the month of their hospitalization.
Question presented
Does the phrase “entitled… to benefits” include all who meet basic program eligibility criteria, whether or not benefits are actually received?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit / Decision released Apr 29, 2025
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Documents
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology
Primary materials9
Supreme Court docket 23-715
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
Opinion
opinion | Apr 29, 2025
opinion
opinion | Apr 29, 2025
Oral Arguments - Advocate Christ Medical v. Becerra, Sec. of H&HS
audio | Nov 5, 2024
Petition
brief | Dec 29, 2023
Lower Court Orders/Opinions
order | Nov 1, 2023