State Petitions for Review of Decisions to Bar Medi-Cal Cuts
The California Attorney General has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review prior lower court rulings that forced the State of California to reverse 10 percent cuts in Medi-Cal reimbursement that took effect on July 1, 2008. Back in 2008, two lower courts ruled that the cuts violated federal Medicaid laws and would irreparably harm access to health care for nearly 7 million Californians. At the time, the State's petition for review to the Supreme Court was denied, thereby confirming the right of California's Medi-Cal providers to challenge state cuts to Medi-Cal provider reimbursement. CMA is hopeful that the U.S. Supreme Court will again deny review of the current petition.
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