First Circuit Declines to Weigh In on Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction over Medicare Provider Agreements

Main case discussed: Parkview Adventist Med. Ctr. v. United States, 842 F.3d 757 (1st Cir. 2016). Other notable cases include Fla. Agency for Health Care Admin v. Bayou Shores SNF LLC (In re Bayou Shores LLC), 828 F.3d 1297 (11th Cir. 2016); In re Town & Country Home Nursing Servs., 963 F.2d 1146, 1155 (9th Cir. 1991); In re Ludlow Hosp. Soc. Inc.,124 F.3d 22, 25, n.7 (1st Cir. 1997); In re Psychotherapy & Counseling Ctr. Inc., 195 B.R. 522, 524-27 (Bankr. D. D.C. 1996); In re Sun Healthcare Grp. Inc., No. 00-986-GMS, 2002 WL 2018868, at *1 (D. Del. Sept. 4., 2002); Excel Home Care Inc. v. DHHS, 316 B.R. 565, 572-74 (D. Mass. 2004); Slater Health Ctr. Inc. v. United States (In re Slater Health Ctr. Inc), 306 B.R. 20 (D. R.I. 2004); and DHHS v. Noonan, Nos. 96-20064, 96-30084, 1996 WL 728352, at *3 (D. Mass. 1996).