Dameron Physicians Medical Group, Inc. v. Shalala

OPINION AND ORDER FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

LEGGE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, a group of California doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other health care providers, bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Director of the California Department of Health Services (“DHS”). Plaintiffs contend that California’s policy of “capping” reimbursements at the Medi-Cal limits violates federal law because health care providers receive less than the amount required by the federal Medicare statutes.