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U.S. Supreme Court

Nov. 22, 2011

Government tries to keep Medi-Cal case alive

Federal approval of California's cuts to health care spending on the poor should not kill the U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the constitutional right to challenge those cuts, the state and federal government argued in filings.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - Federal approval of California's cuts to health care spending on the poor should not kill the U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the constitutional right to challenge those cuts, the state and federal government argued in filings Friday.


But the health care providers and Medi-Cal beneficiaries fighting the cuts said the federal approval has rendered the case unnecessary. Although...

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