Illinois Nursing Homes Sue State Over Low Medicaid Rates & Rate Development Process

On January 12, 2018, a group of nursing homes in Illinois sued the state over low Medicaid reimbursement rates and the process of rate development. The plaintiffs include Generations Health Care Network, Carlyle Healthcare Center, St. Vincent’s Home, Clinton Manor Living Center, and Extended Care Clinical. The nursing homes say that the state’s reductions to Medicaid reimbursement rates is lower than the cost of providing care, and that they have already substantially limited, or are considering limiting, the participation in the state’s Medicaid program.

The complaint, Generations Health Care Network, LLC, et al., v. Illinois Department Of . . .