Colorado Department of Social Services v. Health Care Management Consultants, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge RULAND.

Colorado Department of Social Services, plaintiff, appeals from that part of the judgment of the district court awarding defendant, Health Care Management Consultants (HCMC), amounts due and uncollected from certain patients who qualify for Medicaid. The Department also appeals the award of prejudgment interest. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. HCMC owned and operated several nursing homes that rendered services to Medicaid patients. The Department withheld payment to HCMC for amounts which were due from individual patients…