Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation v. Missouri Department of Social Services, Division of Medical Services

GARRISON, Judge.

The Missouri Department of Social Services, Division of Medical Services (the Department), appeals from a judgment holding that a regulation establishing a new method of calculating amounts to be paid to nursing homes participating in the Missouri Medicaid program denies equal protection of the law. The respondent, Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation, d/b/a Citizens Memorial Healthcare Center (Citizens Memorial), operates a nursing home providing long-term care to Medicaid recipients.

This case presents the same questions as those presented and decided in Rolla Manor,…