American Hospital Association v. Azar

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Tab Group

Merits Stage

D.C. Circuit upholds CMS rule requiring hospitals to disclose payer-specific negotiated rates for hundreds of items and services

December 29, 2020

Click here to view the opinion.

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging D.C. Circuit to hold that HHS’s price transparency rule exceeds the agency’s statutory authority and violates the First Amendment

July 24, 2020

Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief. Jeffrey S. Bucholtz of King & Spalding served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.

Case Documents

Opinion -- American Hospital Association v. Azar (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia).pdf

U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- American Hospital Association v. Azar (D.C. Circuit).pdf

Opinion -- American Hospital Association v. Azar (D.C. Circuit).pdf