News Report | March 4, 2020
Companies Serving Nursing Homes Lack Standing To Sue Illinois Medicaid & MCOs For Unpaid Claims
An appeals court ruling in Illinois by the Seventh Circuit Court said that companies that provide services to nursing homes lack standing to sue the state Medicaid program and the Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) over unpaid beneficiary claims. Four companies—Bria Health Services LLC, Everest Care Group LLC, Grand Lifestyles LLC, and iCare Financial Services Inc.—had sued on behalf of nursing home residents covered by Medicaid to force the state to pay. However, the residents are not parties to the complaint. A district court had dismissed the complaint because under current Medicaid regulations such entities are not authorized . . .