Virginia Clark v. Molly Joel Coye, M.D., M.P.H., Director, State Department of Health Services

967 F.2d 585 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Virginia CLARK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Molly Joel COYE, M.D., M.P.H., Director, State Department of Health Services Defendant-Appellant No. 92-15131. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued May 12, 1992. Submitted June 5, 1992. Decided June 23, 1992. Before REINHARDT and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges, and EZRA, District Judge * MEMORANDUM ** The Medicaid program is designed to provide necessary medical services to individuals who otherwise could not afford them. California is not required to participate in the program, but because it has chosen to do so through the California Medicaid Assistance Program ["Medi-Cal"], Medi-Cal must be operated in compliance with federal law. Appellees filed a lawsuit in December of 1987 that asserted, inter alia, that inadequate reimbursement rates paid to dentists who participated in the dental component of Medi-Cal ["Denti-Cal"] severely hindered the ability of Medi-Cal…