Today's deep dive looks at a Nebraska court ruling that lets a challenge to the state's interRAI funding assessment go forward. Below are the day's other stories, each linked to its source.
Today's deep dive
Nebraska interRAI suit survives state's bid to dismiss. A Lancaster County judge on Oct. 29 refused to dismiss six claims in a lawsuit over how Nebraska's health department uses interRAI to set developmental disability waiver budgets. The suit was filed for a man whose yearly budget fell about 35%. We explain the claims, what the state's LB958 law already requires, and what it means for provider agencies and DSPs.
More news today
Minnesota: federal charges in EIDBI, home support and ICS billing cases. The Justice Department said Oct. 30 that since Sept. 30, federal prosecutors in Minnesota have charged, convicted or sentenced 13 defendants in Medicaid, SNAP and child nutrition fraud cases, with nearly $83 million in intended losses. New indictments include an $8.2 million EIDBI autism therapy case and a $7.7 million case against a social worker accused of signing off as the supervising professional for autism providers without doing the work. Another indictment alleges about $10 million in false claims to Individualized Home Supports, personal care assistance and Night Supervision, and a fourth alleges about $3.2 million billed to Integrated Community Supports. Charges are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent. Read our story on Minnesota's extended freeze on new EIDBI agencies. Source: U.S. Department of Justice
New York: $200,000 state grant for Arc Mid-Hudson's Carmel site. State Sen. Peter Harckham announced a $200,000 state grant for The Arc Mid-Hudson's facility on Route 6 in Carmel, a former car dealership. The money will turn the old garage and workshop area into accessible bathrooms and showers and make room for more day program services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Source: Mid Hudson News