A group of New York home-based care providers are taking aim at the Department of Health and Human Services, the New York State Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a lawsuit, reports Home Health Care News
Broadly, the case alleges unfair distribution of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
The plaintiffs in the case are Safe Haven Home Care, Angel Care, Silver Lining Homecare Agency, Evergreen Homecare Service of NY, Elim Home Care Agency and DHCare Homehealth.
The crux of the lawsuit is that distributing stimulus funds to only the largest providers places smaller providers on shaky ground financially and could place them at risk for closure. Read more.
