A hospital is suing to move a quadriplegic 18-year-old to a nursing home. She says no

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6. Not exactly. By law, the state is required to set her up and pay for everything.

It's explained in the article. If they move her out of state she loses her health care status in North Carolina. The hospital was trying to pull a fast one because they need her bed and will likely get better reimbursement from paying customers who have private insurance and not the Medicaid she has.

They most likely get a flat rate from Medicaid. They can make more money by using that bed for frequent turnover of complex patients who require a higher level of care and therfore make more money for the hospital and its shareholders.