Blinzinger v. Americana Healthcare Corp.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judicial review proceeding in which Americana Healthcare Centers of Elkhart and Indianapolis-Midtown challenged the decision of the Indiana Department of Public Welfare (DPW) denying their requests for increased Medicaid reimbursement rates. The trial court reversed DPW's determination.

Upon appeal, DPW presents the following issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred in determining that the DPW decision (rate freeze directive) to take no action upon rate increase requests from healthcare facilities undergoing de-certification proceedings was an…