Shapiro admin rules for Pennsylvania Medicaid recipients spark lawsuit from people with disabilities
The lawsuit says the state reimposed limits struck down by Commonwealth Court, affecting thousands of people and capping paid family caregiving at 40 hours weekly.
- On Wednesday, four Pennsylvanians with intellectual and developmental disabilities filed a class-action lawsuit challenging new Medicaid travel and caregiver rules, which attorneys argue the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services imposed without following required regulatory processes.
- Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration reimposed these limits after Commonwealth Court struck them down earlier this year, arguing the court's ruling addressed process rather than the underlying policies themselves.
- The revised workhour rule, known as the "40/60 Rule," caps caregiver pay at 40 hours weekly for one worker or 60 hours for multiple relatives. Travel services must now occur within Pennsylvania, a stricter limit than previously enforced.
- Plaintiffs including 29-year-old MichaelAnn Byrne, a Cumberland County resident with a degenerative brain disorder, claim the restrictions prevent meaningful travel; critics warn the rules could force some individuals into institutional care due to staffing shortages.
- Officials claim the measures protect Medicaid's financial stability amid federal scrutiny of relative caregiving, while the Department has begun updating regulations through a formal process that will include public comment opportunities.
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Shapiro Admin Rules for Medicaid Recipients Spark Lawsuit From People With Disabilities
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Earlier this year, some Pennsylvanians with disabilities and their families won a major victory. Commonwealth Court struck down two rules that affected people with intellectual disabilities and autism in Penn…
Shapiro admin rules for Pennsylvania Medicaid recipients spark lawsuit from people with disabilities – WTOP News
Earlier this year, some Pennsylvanians with disabilities and their families won a major victory. Commonwealth Court struck downtwo rules that affected people with intellectual disabilities and autism in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program, saying the state didn’t follow a required process for implementing those rules as regulations and “they must be considered null and void.” One rule...
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Shapiro admin rules for Pennsylvania Medicaid recipients spark lawsuit from people with disabilities
Earlier this year, some Pennsylvanians with disabilities and their families won a major victory. Commonwealth Court struck downtwo rules that affected people with intellectual disabilities and autism in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program, saying the state didn’t follow a required process for implementing those rules as regulations and “they must be considered null and void.”
Residents with disabilities sue Pa., seek more reimbursement for in-home care, end travel restriction
HARRISBURG — Four Pennsylvanians needing daily in-home care for intellectual and developmental disabilities sued the state Department of Human Services Office of Developmental Programs on Wednesday, arguing that two rules concerning Medicaid jeopardize their quality of life and would force…
PA Medicaid caregiver rules face lawsuit
HARRISBURG — Earlier this year, some Pennsylvanians with disabilities and their families won a major victory. Commonwealth Court struck down two rules that affected people with intellectual disabilities and autism in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program, saying the state didn’t follow a required process for implementing those rules as regulations and “they must be considered null and void.” One rule limited how long the program would pay for support …
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