decided April 29, 2025 The lengthy statute that governs the federal Medicare program contains an obscure formula for calculating enhanced Medicare payments to hospitals for treating a “disproportionate” number of patients who receive “income benefits” under the federal government’s separate Supplemental Security Income {“SSI”) program. See 42 U.S.C. §1395ww(d)(5)(F)(vi)(I). The enhancement formula requires, among other Continue reading