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Medi-Cal reduction still blocked

By Richard Binder

US District Court Judge Christina Snyder in Los Angeles issued a ruling on April 3 rejecting the State?s motion that the court reconsider a previous order that blocked a 5% reduction for Medi-Cal Pharmacy providers that was scheduled to go into effect originally on March 1, 2009.

The federal court?s ruling on Friday means that the State still cannot implement the 5% cut to Medi-Cal Pharmacy providers, unless a higher federal court overturns it.

The order was in response to a lawsuit filed by the Medicaid Defense Fund, headed by attorney Lynn Carmen on behalf of several Medi-Cal pharmacy providers, persons with disabilities and advocacy groups. Those groups and other advocates praised the decision of the judge and said it was a victory for the rights of seniors and people with disabilities.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on April 06, 2009 (boomark / email).