Kent County v. Department of Social Services

In this case, petitioner challenges the Medicaid reimbursement system implemented by the Department of Social Services pursuant to the annual social welfare medical assistance appropriations acts. Petitioner appeals as of right from a circuit court order affirming the decision of the Director of the Michigan Department of Social Services.

The instant dispute concerns the DSS’s method of computing the reimbursement due county-operated Kent Community Hospital (KCH) for skilled nursing care provided for persons entitled to Medicaid. Before discussing petitioner’s specific objection to the DSS’s…