ALJ Delay Case Status Report and Dashboard - June 25, 2021

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, et al.,

                                                 Plaintiffs,

                                  v.                                                       Civil Action No. 14-cv-00851 (JEB)

XAVIER BECERRA, in his official capacity as )
Secretary of Health and Human Services,

                                                    Defendant

DEFENDANT’S STATUS REPORT

Pursuant to the Court’s 2018 Order (ECF No. 89), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) provides this status report to inform the Court that HHS met the reduction target for FY 2021 and is on track to meet the subsequent reduction target set forth in the Court’s November 1, 2018 Order. Attached to this status report as Exhibit 1 are statistics concerning, inter alia, the backlog of appeals at the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (“OMHA”) as of the end of the second quarter of FY 2021. See Medicare Appeals Dashboard, Exhibit 1. By the end of the second quarter of 2021, a total of 104,255 appeals remain pending at OMHA, which is a reduction of over 75% from the starting number of appeals identified in the Court’s order (426,594 appeals).

Dated: June 25, 2021                        Respectfully submitted,
                                                           BRIAN M. BOYNTON
                                                           Acting Assistant Attorney General

                                                           JEAN LIN
                                                           Special Litigation Counsel
                                                           Federal Programs Branch

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