The AHA and several other healthcare organizations are urging the U.S. Solicitor General to support Medicaid recipients' and providers' right to sue states that want to cut Medicaid coverage, according to a report by AHA News Now.
The lawsuit, before the U.S. Supreme Court, would ensure that states comply with federal Medicaid regulations and "prevent dramatic cuts that would undercut Congress' goals in enacting the program," according to an amicus brief filed by the organizations.
The organizations argued the federal government has an interest in making sure Medicaid and other federal laws are not undermined by the states. "Provider suits to vindicate federal Medicaid requirements further the federal government's interest in ensuring that the Medicaid program provides meaningful benefits to Medicaid recipients," the organizations wrote.
Read the AHA News Now report on Medicaid.
Read the letter to the Solicitor General (pdf).
Read more coverage of states' efforts to cut Medicaid coverage:
- GOP Governors Criticize Reform Law for Stopping Deep Medicaid Cuts
- Proposed Texas Medicaid Cuts Threaten Rural Hospitals
- South Carolina Senate OKs $125M in Cuts to Physicians, Hospitals
The lawsuit, before the U.S. Supreme Court, would ensure that states comply with federal Medicaid regulations and "prevent dramatic cuts that would undercut Congress' goals in enacting the program," according to an amicus brief filed by the organizations.
The organizations argued the federal government has an interest in making sure Medicaid and other federal laws are not undermined by the states. "Provider suits to vindicate federal Medicaid requirements further the federal government's interest in ensuring that the Medicaid program provides meaningful benefits to Medicaid recipients," the organizations wrote.
Read the AHA News Now report on Medicaid.
Read the letter to the Solicitor General (pdf).
Read more coverage of states' efforts to cut Medicaid coverage:
- GOP Governors Criticize Reform Law for Stopping Deep Medicaid Cuts
- Proposed Texas Medicaid Cuts Threaten Rural Hospitals
- South Carolina Senate OKs $125M in Cuts to Physicians, Hospitals