United States Court of Federal Claims, 2026

Graham v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Graham v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
United States Court of Federal Claims · Decided March 26, 2026 · Brian H. Corcoran
Graham v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Opinion

ÌÍÎÎÏÌÐÏÑ 01ÿ345ÿ617358ÿ 93ÿ3ÿ 5 ÿ ÿ    3ÿÿ5ÿ   ÿ 7 !"#ÿ$%&'(')*ÿ +,-.-+ÿ012,234ÿ ?K75Lÿ=I5M7NOÿ3NH65:ÿ?8:M8:N9ÿ ÿ+56767895:4ÿ C7O5JPÿQN9RN:SÿTU4ÿVUVWÿ ;<ÿ =>?1>@21AÿBCÿ,>2.@,ÿ2DEÿ ,F32Dÿ=>1G-?>=4ÿ ÿÿ15HI89J596<ÿ XYZ[[\]ÿ_`ab\`cÿdbeÿf`gcÿh`]Y\ijekicÿlXcÿmkaÿnZe\e\kiZaoÿ pq]e\iÿrkZ[ÿsj`icÿtouoÿlZv`aewZieÿkmÿrq]e\bZcÿh`]Y\ijekicÿlXcÿmkaÿxZ]vkiyZieoÿ z!ÿ { z!|ÿz |}ÿ B9ÿ2I:7OÿV~4ÿVUV4ÿ+K7O7Iÿ0:NKN€ÿL7O5JÿNÿI5676789ÿL8:ÿM8€I59HN6789ÿR9J5:ÿ6K5ÿ DN6789NOÿGNMM795ÿ-9R:Sÿ?8€I59HN6789ÿ+:8‚:N€4ÿ~VÿF<=<?<ÿƒTUUNN„}U4ÿZeÿ]Z oVÿ†6K5ÿ ‡ˆ‰ŠŠ‹ŒÿŠ‘’“ÿ+56767895:ÿNOO5‚5Hÿ6KN6ÿK5ÿHRLL5:5JÿNÿHK8ROJ5:ÿ79R:Sÿ:5ON65Jÿ68ÿ;NMM795ÿ ‰”•‹Œ‹–—‰‹˜Œÿ™‡š›œˆ‘’ÿ‰ÿ”ž‹Œ”ÿŸ‰ ¡ÿ‹Œ¢£—¤ÿ˜—ÿ‹Œÿ¥ÿNO65:9N67;5ÿMNRH5J„79„LNM6ÿ8:ÿ –‹¦Œ‹ž‹Š‰Œÿ‰¦¦—‰§‰‹˜Œÿ‹Œ¢£—¤ÿ‰ž—ÿ—Š‹§‹Œ¦ÿ‰Œÿ‹Œž¡£Œ¨‰ÿ™‡ž¡£‘’ÿ˜Œÿ© —£‰—¤ÿª«ÿª¬ª­<ÿ +5676789ÿN6ÿ}4ÿ®ÿ}4ÿV¯4ÿTU„TV<ÿ@K5ÿMNH5ÿ°NHÿNHH7‚95Jÿ68ÿ6K5ÿ=I5M7NOÿ+:8M5HH79‚ÿF976ÿ8Lÿ6K5ÿ BLL7M5ÿ8Lÿ=I5M7NOÿ3NH65:H<ÿ B9ÿQN9RN:SÿTU4ÿVUVW4ÿ-ÿ7HHR5JÿNÿ:RO79‚ÿ89ÿ59676O5€5964ÿL79J79‚ÿ+56767895:ÿ59676O5Jÿ68ÿ M8€I59HN6789ÿL8:ÿK7Hÿ=-1G2<ÿ-9ÿ6K7HÿMNH54ÿ15HI89J596ÿL7O5JÿNÿM8€±795Jÿ1RO5ÿ~†M²ÿ15I8:6ÿ N9Jÿ+:8LL5:ÿ89ÿN°N:Jÿ8LÿM8€I59HN6789ÿ™‡œ£¡ÿ­™Š’ÿœ³˜—ÿ‰Œ”ÿ´—˜žž—‘’ÿ79J7MN679‚ÿ +56767895:ÿHK8ROJÿ±5ÿN°N:J5JÿµWU4UUU<UU4ÿ:5I:5H59679‚ÿM8€I59HN6789ÿL8:ÿIN79ÿN9Jÿ }ÿ ¶5MNRH5ÿ6K7HÿE5M7H789ÿM896N79HÿNÿ:5NH895Jÿ5·ION9N6789ÿL8:ÿ6K5ÿNM6789ÿ6N¸59ÿ79ÿ6K7HÿMNH54ÿ76ÿ€RH6ÿ±5ÿ€NJ5ÿ IR±O7MOSÿNMM5HH7±O5ÿN9Jÿ°7OOÿ±5ÿI8H65Jÿ89ÿ6K5ÿF9765Jÿ=6N65Hÿ?8R:6ÿ8LÿC5J5:NOÿ?ON7€H¹ÿ°5±H7654ÿN9Jº8:ÿ N6ÿÿK66IHPºº°°°<‚8;79L8<‚8;ºNIIºM8OO5M6789ºRHM8R:6Hº9N6789NOºM8LM4ÿ79ÿNMM8:JN9M5ÿ°76Kÿ6K5ÿ>„08;5:9€596ÿ 2M6ÿ8LÿVUUV<ÿ~~ÿF<=<?<ÿƒÿTU}ÿ9865ÿ†VU}¯²ÿ†C5J5:NOÿ3N9N‚5€596ÿN9Jÿ+:8€86789ÿ8Lÿ>O5M6:897Mÿ08;5:9€596ÿ =5:;7M5H²<ÿ »¼½ÿ¾¿ÀÁ½ÿ»¿ÿz¿Ã¼½¼"ÁÿļÅÅÿÆ¿ÿÀÇÀ¼ÅÀÆÅ¿ÿÂ"ÿÀÁÈ"Á¿ÿļ»ÿÀÃÿ½½ÿÂ"ÿ»¿ÿ¼Á¿ÉÁ¿Â#ÿ-9ÿ NMM8:JN9M5ÿ°76KÿGNMM795ÿ1RO5ÿ}¯†±²4ÿ+56767895:ÿKNHÿ}~ÿJNSHÿ68ÿ7J5967LSÿN9Jÿ€8;5ÿ68ÿ:5JNM6ÿ€5J7MNOÿ8:ÿ86K5:ÿ 79L8:€N67894ÿ6K5ÿJ7HMO8HR:5ÿ8Lÿ°K7MKÿ°8ROJÿM89H676R65ÿN9ÿR9°N::N965Jÿ79;NH789ÿ8LÿI:7;NMS<ÿ-L4ÿRI89ÿ:5;75°4ÿ-ÿ N‚:55ÿ6KN6ÿ6K5ÿ7J5967L75Jÿ€N65:7NOÿL76Hÿ°76K79ÿ6K7HÿJ5L79767894ÿ-ÿ°7OOÿ:5JNM6ÿHRMKÿ€N65:7NOÿL:8€ÿIR±O7MÿNMM5HH<ÿÿ VÿDN6789NOÿ?K7OJK88JÿGNMM795ÿ-9R:Sÿ2M6ÿ8Lÿ}ʯW4ÿ+R±<ÿ.<ÿD8<ÿÊʄWWU4ÿ}UUÿ=6N6<ÿTË<ÿÿ,5:579NL65:4ÿL8:ÿ5NH5ÿ 8LÿM76N67894ÿNOOÿH5M6789ÿ:5L5:59M5Hÿ68ÿ6K5ÿGNMM795ÿ2M6ÿ°7OOÿ±5ÿ68ÿ6K5ÿI5:679596ÿHR±IN:N‚:NIKÿ8Lÿ~VÿF<=<?<ÿƒÿ TUUNNÿ†VU}¯²<ÿ 234456789 35 56864456 5285865652585577856 96552756445656  258565625 478577856 72587586225785 35 56864456 36238556 225785 !785 35 56864456 " # %&%'()*+,+,-.*'%/012301 2%41*.+-56789888:889'*2'*3*.+,.;<-12*.3%+,-.

5-'2%,.%.(3055*',.;9+-=*2%,(+>'-0;>%.?@A(*2-3,++-)BCDCDEFBGHIKELFIBMHI #NOP? %<<-0.+5-'2'-12+(,3=0'3*1*.++-)*+,+,-.*':Q72 3865652582  5827846  9523!5R7!53856S578TU Q5V56W4V367276555856X39 587868577257278 #P#YYNNZ[\Z\[: 3]^',%.A:@-'<-'%.

678_ V668 V754S57`256

" 5325 5 35 568644568782575 57 7846 78 778!547528  5872a57278  bcdecfghhjkfllmgnocpnqqrfstnghdujvwcxyznghlfg{nn|}nxmhnx{uh~n}fdhmnewjmghvmpmgyjvgjhmln 658387895679255W65R75

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.