Hospitals gain reprieve in Medicaid lawsuit (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) Hospitals won a reprieve Friday from a change in Medicaid regulations that would trim hospital payments by an estimated $5 billion over the next five years. Hospitals filed a federal lawsuit in March to void the regulations. On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge James Robertson voiced exception to procedures that federal health officials used to put the regulations into effect. His ruling set ... [News Source]

Hospitals gain reprieve in Medicaid lawsuit (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) Hospitals won a reprieve Friday from a change in Medicaid regulations that would trim hospital payments by an estimated $5 billion over the next five years. Hospitals filed a federal lawsuit in March to void the regulations. On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge James Robertson voiced exception to procedures that federal health officials used to put the regulations into effect. His ruling set ... [News Source]