May 5, 2011

CAHF vs. David Maxwell-Jolly, et al.

On May 5, 2011, a federal District Court judge prohibited the State of California from freezing Medicaid reimbursement rates for provider organizations operating Intermediate Care Facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities (ICF/DD). The lawsuit, California Association of Health Facilities vs. David Maxwell-Jolly, et al. was filed in April 2010 following the state’s plan to freeze Medi-Cal provider organization reimbursement rates at its 2008-2009 levels for designated services provided during the 2009-2010 rate year and subsequent years. The services designated for rate freezes included ICF/DD facilities and freestanding pediatric subacute care facilities, hospital-based skilled nursing facilities, and other subacute care facilities.