In the Supreme Court of the United States, Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services, petitioner, v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., et al., respondents ; Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services, petitioner, v. California Pharmacists Association, Inc., et al., respondents ; Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services, petitioner, v. Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, et al., respondents : on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit : brief of amici curiae, AARP [and 18 others] in support of respondents /

At issue is whether federal law preempts state reductions in Medicaid payments.