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Update: Supreme Court to Decide if Doctors Can Sue States Over Medicaid



Justices will hear arguments today regarding California's plan to cut Medicaid payments to doctors, hospitals, and other medical providers in an effort to address the state's budget issues. There was no consensus apparent among the justices Monday. Experts say the case has national implications because its central issue involves states' rights to regulate their Medicaid programs. Click here for background information about Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, et al., where CMA is a named party in the case. See an update of the case at http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/health-care/first-monday-in-october-marks-start-of-new-supreme-court-term-justices-hear-to-medicaid-case/2011/10/03/gIQAVm2FHL_story.html


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