Indiana Tells Supreme Court That Nursing Home Patient on Medicaid Had No Right to Sue Over Mistreatment

Indiana Tells Supreme Court That Nursing Home Patient on Medicaid Had No Right to Sue Over Mistreatment
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the Supreme Court building in Washington on June 1, 2017. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court seemed skeptical on Nov. 8 of an Indiana-based government health care provider’s argument that the family of a Medicaid-eligible nursing home patient was barred by federal law from suing to enforce the man’s legal rights.

Some legal commentators say if the provider wins, Medicaid patients will lose the ability to enforce Medicaid treatment standards, thus endangering the program.