Skyview-Hazeldel, Inc. v. Idaho Department of Health & Welfare

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a Medicaid reimbursement case. We conclude that although Skyview-Hazeldel (Skyview) rebutted the presumption in I.C. § 56-110(a), it failed to prove that it is entitled to reimbursement for the costs at issue in this appeal.

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THE BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

Skyview is a nursing home that participates in the Medicaid program run by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (the department). Through this program, Skyview is reimbursed for certain costs it spends on the medically indigent. The department is responsible for reviewing Sky-view’s expenses and deciding…