United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 21-2325 SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELIZABETH M. WHITEHORN, in her official capacity as Director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Defendant-Appellee,* and MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN OF ILLINOIS, INC., et al., Intervening Defendants-Appellees. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. On Remand from the Supreme Court of the United States. No. 1:20-cv-02561 — Steven C. Seeger, Judge. ____________________

SUBMITTED DECEMBER 29, 2023 — DECIDED APRIL 25, 2024 ____________________

* We have substituted the new director as the named defendant pur- suant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(c)(2). 2