Florida Appeals Ruling Over Hospital Provider Tax Dispute

Florida is appealing a ruling that dismissed its bid to stop the federal government from enforcing guidance that could threaten a tax the state levies on hospitals to fund its Medicaid program.

The appeal follows an order released earlier this month, in which Judge William P. Dimitrouleas of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida affirmed a magistrate judge’s opinion that found neither the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ request to review Florida’s finances, nor its informational bulletin redefining the permissibility of provider tax arrangements, violated the Administrative Procedure Act because both pieces of guidance didn’t ...