Keystone Peer Review Organization, Inc. v. State, Agency for Health Care Administration

Keystone Peer Review Organization, Inc., seeks review of a final order entered by the Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) dismissing Keystone’s formal written protest and petition for an administrative hearing pursuant to a motion to dismiss filed by AHCA staff. The sole basis articulated in the order for dismissal was that, “[bjecause [AHCA] was not required to engage in competitive bidding, it was not bound to follow competitive bidding procedures and [Keystone] does not have standing to protest [AHCA’s] decision to enter into a contract with [Louisiana Health Care…