Law Practice
Sep. 18, 2008
9th Circuit Strikes Blow to Medi-Cal Cuts
Patients who depend on state programs like Medi-Cal for medical care have the right to sue in federal court over funding cuts that might violate federal standards, a unanimous 9th Circuit ruling affirmed Wednesday.
By Evan George
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Patients who depend on state programs like Medi-Cal for medical care have the right to sue in federal court over funding cuts that might violate federal standards, a unanimous 9th Circuit ruling affirmed Wednesday. The much-anticipated opinion all but shuts down California's latest scheme to downsize Medi-Cal with 10 percent cuts to the reimbursements it pays doctors, dentists and pharmacists...
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Patients who depend on state programs like Medi-Cal for medical care have the right to sue in federal court over funding cuts that might violate federal standards, a unanimous 9th Circuit ruling affirmed Wednesday. The much-anticipated opinion all but shuts down California's latest scheme to downsize Medi-Cal with 10 percent cuts to the reimbursements it pays doctors, dentists and pharmacists...
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