A U.S. District Judge heard arguments Wednesday to decide whether a lawsuit against the state’s health department will move forward. Medicaid recipients receiving in-home services are suing the state program, alleging it failed to provide the support they were promised. Both parties are seeking a summary judgement to resolve the lawsuit without going to trial.

Two Medicaid recipients first sued the state’s Choice for Independence program in 2021, which provides in-home services that facilitate daily living for folks who otherwise would need to move into hospitals or nursing homes . In 2023, Judge Paul Barbadoro allowed the case to move forward as a class action lawsuit . He defined participants in the suit, at the time, as those who are part of the CFI program who have been put at

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