A STATE DISTRICT COURT IN SANTA FE TOSSES OUT MOLINA HEALTHCARE’S LAWSUIT TO STOP THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FROM ENDING ITS MEDICAID CONTRACTS. MOLINA TRIED TO KEEP THE CONTRACTS BY FILING AN INJUNCTION AND RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THE H-S-D AND ITS SECRETARY IN JANUARY… BUT THE STATE SAYS THE LAWSUIT SHOULD BE TOSSED BECAUSE PROTESTS … INCLUDING THOSE FROM MOLINA … ARE STILL BEING REVIEWED.
THE STATE ALSO SAYS THERE WERE NO IRREGULARITIES IN HOW THOSE CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED.