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P. 1Cha Injunction OrderCha Injunction OrderRatings: (0)|Views: 52|Likes: 0Published by cjewett6601More info:Published by: cjewett6601 on Jan 04, 2012Copyright:Attribution Non-commercialAvailability:Read on Scribd mobile: iPhone, iPad and Android.download as PDF, TXT or read online from ScribdFlag for inappropriate content|Add to collectionSee moreSee lesshttps://www.scribd.com/doc/77083442/Cha-Injunction-Order01/04/2012pdftextoriginal 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTCENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIAWESTERN DIVISIONCALIFORNIA HOSPITALASSOCIATION; ET AL; et al.,Plaintiffs,vs.TOBY DOUGLAS; et al.;Defendants. _______________________________))))))))))))))Case No. CV 11-9078 CAS (MANx)
On November 1, 2011, plaintiffs filed the instant action against Toby Douglas,Director of the California Department of Health Care Services (the “Director”) andKathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the“Secretary”). Plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on November 18,2011.The California Department of Health Care Services (“DHCS”) is a Californiaagency charged with the administration of California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal.The Secretary is responsible for administering the Medicaid program at the federal level.Through her designated agent, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728(“CMS”), the Secretary is responsible for reviewing and approving policy changes thatstates make to their Medicaid programs.Plaintiff California Hospital Association (“CHA”) is a trade associationrepresenting the interests of hospitals in the State of California. Many of CHA’smember hospitals operate skilled nursing facilities that are distinct units within thehospital, commonly referred to as “DP/NFs.” Plaintiffs G.G., A.G., I.F., R.E., and A.W.are beneficiaries of the Medi-Cal program who require skilled nursing services.On March 25, 2011, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into lawAssembly Bill 97 (“AB 97”), the health budget trailer bill for California fiscal year2011–2012. AB 97 enacted significant payment reductions for many classes of servicesprovided under the Medi-Cal program. Most significantly for the purposes of the instantaction, AB 97 enacted California Welfare and Institutions Code § 14105.192, whichauthorizes the Director to reduce the Medi-Cal payment rates for various categories of services, effective June 1, 2011. Most of the rate reductions called for are flat 10 percentreductions. However, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code § 14105.192(j),reimbursement for certain services may not exceed the reimbursement rates that wereapplicable to those claims of providers in the 2008–09 rate year, reduced by 10 percent.Among the services impacted by this provision are DP/NF services.DHCS submitted proposed State Plan Amendment (“SPA”) 11-010 to CMS onJune 30, 2011, seeking federal approval of the rate reduction and incorporation of thatreduction into California’s Medi-Cal State Plan. On September 27, 2011, CMS issued aletter to DHCS requesting additional information concerning the proposed ratereduction. This Request for Additional Information (“RAI”) focused on the impact of the rate reduction on access to services. DHCS responded with an “Access Analysis”and a plan for monitoring access. On October 27, 2011, in a letter from the AssociateRegional Administrator of the Division of Medicaid & Children’s Health Operations,CMS provided notice to the Director and DHCS that it had approved the SPA. / / / 2
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12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728Plaintiffs seek a declaration that the rate reduction violates the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Takings Clause of theCalifornia Constitution,
numerous provisions of the Medicaid Act,
and theAdministrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 706 et seq. Prayer for Relief ¶ 1.Plaintiffs further seek a declaration that it was arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion for the Secretary to approve the SPA incorporating the rate reduction intoCalifornia’s State Plan. Id. ¶ 2. Plaintiffs also request that the Court set aside theSecretary’s approval, and enjoin the Director from effectuating the rate reduction. Id. ¶¶3, 4.On November 21, 2011, plaintiffs filed the present motion seeking a preliminaryinjunction restraining the Director from implementing the rate reduction. On December2, 2011, the Court denied the Director’s ex parte application for a stay of theproceedings. On December 5, 2011, the Director and the Secretary filed separateoppositions to plaintiffs’ motion.
Plaintiffs replied on December 9, 2011. The Courtheard oral argument on December 19, 2011. After carefully considering the parties’arguments, the Court finds and concludes as follows. / / / 1
Cal. Const. art. 1, § 19.
Specifically, plaintiffs allege violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(8) (“Section(a)(8)”), 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(19) (“Section (a)(19)”), and 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(30)(A)(“Section 30(A)”).
Contemporaneously with his opposition, the Director submitted evidentiaryobjections to substantially all of plaintiffs’ declarations in support of their motion forpreliminary injunction. Dkt. No. 44. The Director argues that plaintiffs’ declarations areinadmissible because they are irrelevant, not based on personal knowledge, improperopinion testimony by a lay witness, and include inadmissible hearsay evidence. Id. To theextent the Court relies on evidence contained within plaintiffs’ declarations, as notedbelow, the Director’s objections are overruled. The Director’s other objections areoverruled as moot.
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