Exeter Memorial Hospital Ass'n v. Belshe

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER

LEVI, District Judge.

The question presented in this ease is whether a State may implement a change in the rate of reimbursement to certain Medicaid providers prior to approval of a State plan amendment by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”). Plaintiff Exetér .Memorial Hospital Association (“Exeter”) seeks a preliminary injunction to compel the California Department of Health Services (“DHS”) to cease enforcement of its most recent amendment to its Medicaid reimbursement plan, as that amendment is applied to DHS’s payments to Exeter.

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