Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority v. North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services

JACKSON, Judge.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority; Duke University Medical Center, Mission Hospitals, Inc.; Moses Cone Health System, North Carolina Baptist Hospital; and Wake Medical Center (collectively, “plaintiffs”) appeal from a declaratory judgment order granting summary judgment in favor of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (“NCDHHS”); its Division of Medical Assistance (“DMA”); and Carmen Hooker Odom, Mark T. Benton, Carleen Massey, and Geoff Elting in their official capacities (collectively, “defendants”). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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