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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, et al.,

                                                     Plaintiffs,

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

v.

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 has met the reduction target for FY 2021 (i.e., a 75% reduction) 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 third quarter of FY 2021. See Medicare Appeals Dashboard, Exhibit 1. By the end of the third quarter of 2021, a total of 86,063 appeals remain pending at OMHA, which is a reduction of over 79% from the starting number of appeals identified in the Court’s order (426,594 appeals).

Dated: September 28, 2021                 Respectfully submitted,
                                                             BRIAN M. BOYNTON
                                                             Acting Assistant Attorney General

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