April 01, 2025
The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday denied a bid by a Chicago hospital to stay the court's ruling affirming the dismissal of its lawsuit against Illinois seeking to enforce timely Medicaid payments, rejecting the medical facility's argument that proceedings should be paused while it appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court because the case grapples with "a question of national importance."
March 17, 2025
The full Seventh Circuit has answered the "enormous question" of whether a Chicago hospital can sue the state of Illinois to force the managed-care organizations it contracts with to make timely Medicaid payments, concluding the hospital doesn't have a federal right to prompt payments for fear of turning federal trial courts into "de facto Medicaid claims processors."