Charleston Memorial Hospital v. Conrad

ERVIN, Circuit Judge:

The South Carolina Hospital Association, 39 individual providers of hospital services participating in the South Carolina Medical Assistance Program, and two South Carolina residents (“appellants”) brought this action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the South Carolina Department of Social Services (“DSS”) and the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). The action arose out of *326certain administrative actions reducing Medicaid coverage. The district court, with the consent of the parties, issued a preliminary injunction on December 28,…