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News of the Day ... In Perspective8/18/2005Courts rejecting more Medicaid claims In more than a dozen cases, federal judges are finding that Medicaid recipients cannot use the courts to enforce a provision of the law that says they should have the same access to medical services as the �general population.� The Ninth Circuit, in the case of Sanchez v. Johnson, held that �Congress did not unambiguously create an individually enforceable right.� Stated Sara Rosenbaum, a professor of health law and policy at George Washington University, �The idea of Medicaid as an enforceable entitlement is hanging by a thread� (Robert Pear, NY Times 8/15/05). Additional information: �Medicare cost limits, or unlimited entitlement?� News of the Day 11/05/03 �The Dark Side of Entitlements,� AAPS News, June 2002 �An Entitlement Is Not a Right,� AAPS News, September 1999 Medicaid's Unseen Costs by Michael F. Cannon. Cato.org Download PDF
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