Jennings v. Alexander

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, Medicaid recipients from the State of Tennessee, challenge the State’s attempt to restructure its Medicaid Plan. Appellants contend that Tennessee’s proposed reduction in the number of hospital days covered by Medicaid from twenty to fourteen per annum violates Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794 and Section 1902(a)(19) of the Medicaid Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(19). They also argue that any reduction must be approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. After a bench trial, the district court dismissed each of Appellants’ claims.…