SCOTUS hears case over right of Medicaid beneficiaries to sue U.S.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 8 in a case that could decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries can sue the federal government if their rights are violated, reports Fierce Healthcare. The case, Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County vs. Talevski, centers on whether a now-deceased nursing home patient has the right to sue an Indiana-based nursing home if the home infringed on their rights.