Federal court rules in favor of hospitals on Medicaid rule

From: Dean Huffman . (dean@thehuffpeople.net)
Mon May 26 14:17:41 2008


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Federal court rules in favor of hospitals on Medicaid rule

On Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) violated a congressionally imposed, one-year moratorium by finalizing a Medicaid regulation on the same day that President Bush enacted the moratorium prohibiting any action related to the rule. The regulation, which would cut $5 billion in funding to safety net hospitals, must now be re-issued by CMS. The hospital community applauded the Court's ruling, but strongly urges Congress to complete its work on broadly supported legislation to extend the current Medicaid moratorium. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit, "Alameda County Medical Center v. The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt," include Alameda County Medical Center, the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, the American Hospital Association, and the AAMC.

Information: Go to http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/pressrel/2008/080523.pdf





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