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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Dec. 15, 2012

California's Medi-Cal spending cuts are constitutional, 9th Circuit rules

California can slash Medi-Cal spending on poor residents, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panels held Thursday in an opinion that shot down objections by hospitals, pharmacies and other health care providers.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


California can slash Medi-Cal spending on poor residents, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday in an opinion that shot down objections by hospitals, pharmacies and other health care providers.


The ruling reversed U.S. District Judge Christina H. Snyder of Los Angeles and vacated injunctions that had stalled part of the cuts the Legislature - facing a massive budget crisis - introduce...

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