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10-03-2011, 01:09 PM
WASHINGTON — A challenge from physicians to California's proposed Medicaid reimbursement cuts prompted Supreme Court justices Monday to worry about a flood of similar lawsuits in the future.
The prospect that courts could get swamped alarmed several justices across the ideological spectrum. Their questions during oral argument suggested that physicians might have a hard time prevailing in their efforts to stop the California reductions through legal action.
"The practical problem is millions of plaintiffs and ... lots of judges," Justice Stephen Breyer said, adding that "a mess" could result from so many legal challenges.
Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/10/03/125969/supreme-court-to-decide-if-mds.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=news#ixzz1ZkPeNiDD
The prospect that courts could get swamped alarmed several justices across the ideological spectrum. Their questions during oral argument suggested that physicians might have a hard time prevailing in their efforts to stop the California reductions through legal action.
"The practical problem is millions of plaintiffs and ... lots of judges," Justice Stephen Breyer said, adding that "a mess" could result from so many legal challenges.
Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/10/03/125969/supreme-court-to-decide-if-mds.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=news#ixzz1ZkPeNiDD