A federal judge in Kentucky has thrown out what amounted to Gov. Matt Bevin's countersuit against 16 Kentuckians who sued a federal agency in Washington, D.C., for its approval of Bevin's plan to change Medicaid in the state.
District Judge Greg Van Tatenhove noted that Bevin chose to participate as a defendant in the District of Columbia case, in which a judge set aside the Department of Health and Human Services' approval of the plan, saying HHS had not adequately considered a key estimate by the state: that its Medicaid rolls would have 95,000 fewer people with the plan in five years than without it, in large measure because of noncompliance with its requirements for work, reporting and so on. HHS is re-reviewing the plan and recently sought public comment on it.
Bevin's suit created "the possibility of two different outcomes before two different judges," notes John Cheves of the Lexington Herald-Leader. "The Washington judge is a Democratic appointee; the Frankfort judge is a Republican appointee."
Bevin spokesman Woody Maglinger said in a prepared statement Monday: “The complaint was dismissed on procedural grounds and did not address the substance of the case.”
District Judge Greg Van Tatenhove noted that Bevin chose to participate as a defendant in the District of Columbia case, in which a judge set aside the Department of Health and Human Services' approval of the plan, saying HHS had not adequately considered a key estimate by the state: that its Medicaid rolls would have 95,000 fewer people with the plan in five years than without it, in large measure because of noncompliance with its requirements for work, reporting and so on. HHS is re-reviewing the plan and recently sought public comment on it.
Bevin failed to show what injury Van Tatenhove was supposed to redress for him, the judge wrote: “Not all disputes are capable of federal judicial review. Federal courts are limited in their jurisdiction, and they can only hear cases where the plaintiff can establish jurisdiction. Here, the Commonwealth failed to do so.”
Bevin's suit created "the possibility of two different outcomes before two different judges," notes John Cheves of the Lexington Herald-Leader. "The Washington judge is a Democratic appointee; the Frankfort judge is a Republican appointee."
Bevin spokesman Woody Maglinger said in a prepared statement Monday: “The complaint was dismissed on procedural grounds and did not address the substance of the case.”
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