Supreme Court to decide if Medicaid providers, patients can sue states

A federal court’s ruling that a Chicago hospital can sue the state Medicaid agency for allegedly failing to ensure proper payment from private insurers sets the stage for a deluge of similar suits from providers—if the nation’s highest court preserves Medicaid participants’ right to sue.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit on Tuesday ruled that St. Anthony Hospital can sue the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services…