U.S. Supreme Court
Feb. 9, 2011
State Health Cuts Dealt Blow By High Court
Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to cut state Medicaid spending by $700 million hit a major roadblock Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court announced it won't review a federal injunction blocking that cut until the fall.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court dealt California Gov. Jerry Brown a major setback in his effort to shed $1.7 billion from the state's health care budget with its announcement Monday that it will wait until next term to hear a challenge to a federal court injunction blocking Medicaid cuts.
The court agreed in January to take the case, but its argument calendar is filled through April, meaning...
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