Keith Hare, the president of the Virginia Health Care Association (VHCA), which represents the industry and helped lobby for the additional funding in question, said 181 VHCA members intend to file a petition before the Supreme Court of Virginia this week.

The facilities allege the state Medicaid agency, the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), refused to raise reimbursement rates for nursing homes in violation of the law.

To say they were shocked and disappointed would be an understatement," Hare said about the impacted providers. For our facilities to retain and hire the needed individuals to care for the residents and the patients in these facilities, we need every single bit of funding we possibly can.

During this past General Assembly session, legislators approved budg

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