Industry Resources | August 2, 2019
Ninth U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Ruling In California Advocates For Nursing Home Reform et al., v. California Department Of Health & Human Services
On July 18, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this opinion on the case California Advocates For Nursing Home Reform et al., v. California Department Of Health & Human Services. The opinion states that The Medicaid Act requires that states participating in Medicaid “provide for a fair mechanism . . . for hearing appeals on transfers and discharges of residents” of nursing homes covered by Medicaid . . .