Kimble v. Solomon

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, it is not disputed that the State of Maryland instituted an across-the-board reduction in Medicaid benefits without complying with federal regulations requiring individual notice to affected recipients. The only question is what relief may be given by the district court. The district court ordered the state to comply with federal notice regulations when instituting any future reductions, but reluctantly it held that the eleventh amendment barred any further relief. We think that the eleventh amendment permits an order requiring the prospective restoration…