UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ________________________________ ) TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL and ) SEATTLE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civ. Action No. 14-2060 (EGS) ) ALEX AZAR, ) Secretary, United States ) Department of Health and ) Human Services, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ________________________________ )

ORDER

For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum

Opinion, it is hereby

ORDERED that defendants’ motion to dismiss or for summary

judgment, ECF No. 25, is DENIED; and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs’ cross-motion for summary

judgment, ECF No. 26, is GRANTED; and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that defendants are permanently enjoined

from enforcing, applying, or implementing FAQ 33; and it is

FURTHER ORDERDED that JUDGMENT be entered for plaintiffs

and this case be closed.

SO ORDERED.

Signed: Emmet G. Sullivan United States District Judge June 1, 2018