Rochelle Bobroff

Medicaid Preemption Claims in Douglas Avert the Astra Abyss

**This Essay is part of a Yale Law Journal Online series called "Summary Judgment," featuring short commentaries on recent Supreme Court cases.** The Supreme Court’s five-to-four opinion in Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc.1 is a significant court-access victory for the private enforcement of the federal Medicaid statute,2 which lacks a private right of action. A year...

The Continuing Viability of Medicaid Rights After the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005