The home health industry is suing the Biden administration over hundreds of millions of dollars in planned Medicare cuts that it says were improperly calculated and could imperil in-home services nationwide.
Why it matters: The National Association of Home Care and Hospice suit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, escalates tensions between home health agencies and the administration over the way providers are paid.
The trade group has hinted at the possibility of legal action since last summer.
“We think the plain language of the law does not permit the approach they’ve taken,” Bill Dombi, president of NAHC, told Axios.
