California Barred by Judge From Cutting Medi-Cal Rates
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California can’t cut reimbursements hospitals receive for the skilled-nursing services they provide to low-income people, a federal judge ruled.
U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder in Los Angeles yesterday granted the request from the California Hospital Association for an order to stop California from imposing the reductions, saying the hospitals had shown there would be irreparable harm if she didn’t halt the cuts temporarily.