Windsor Gardens Convalescent Center etc. v. Baass CA2/2

BACKGROUND

I. Statutory and Regulatory Context

A. Medicaid and Medi-Cal “Medicaid is a cooperative federal-state program” (Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc. (2012) 565 U.S. 606, 610) that subsidizes the states’ provision of medical care to certain families and individuals with insufficient income and resources to meet the costs of necessary medical services (Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. (2015) 575 U.S. 320, 323). A state’s participation in Medicaid is voluntary, but a state that chooses to participate “must comply with federal requirements and administer its Medicaid program through a plan approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services . . . . [Citations.]” (Dignity Health v. Local Initiative

Appellant’s petition for writ of mandate named Bradley P. Gilbert, the Department’s director at the time, as a party. We substitute the Department’s current director, Michelle Baass, for Gilbert. (See Bacilio v. City of Los Angeles (2018) 28 Cal.App.5th 717, 722; Weadon v. Shahen (1942) 50 Cal.App.2d 254, 259–260.)

3 Health Care Authority of Los Angeles County (2020) 44 Cal.App.5th 144, 152.) California participates…