State ex rel. Oakwood Manor Nursing Center v. Stangler

GAITAN, Judge.

Oakwood Manor Nursing Center, Inc. and Park Place Care Center, Inc. (plaintiffs), are general corporations operating separate nursing home facilities in Missouri which participate in Medicaid, a federally funded medical program. Defendants are the director (Stangler) and an assistant to the director (Kruse) of the Missouri Department of Social Services which is charged with administering the Medicaid program and disbursing federal funds. Plaintiffs sought a writ of mandamus from the Circuit Court of Cole County compelling defendants to grant an increase in the Medicaid per diem…