Mercy Hosp. v. NY SOC SERVS

79 N.Y.2d 197 (1992)

In the Matter of Mercy Hospital of Watertown, Respondent,

v.

New York State Department of Social Services, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued January 10, 1992.

Decided February 20, 1992.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Clifford A. Royael, Jerry Boone and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for appellant.

Michael J. McNeil, Robert H. Iseman and Carol A. Hyde for respondent.

Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

Chief Judge WACHTLER.

Petitioner, a hospital authorized to provide Medicaid services, challenges the method by which…