August 20, 2004 – A federal district judge has ruled that Arizona must raise wages for attendant care workers and personal care workers in order to ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries receive the home- and community-based services they are entitled to. The Court’s decision in Ball v. Biedess follows four and a half years of litigation in a statewide class action lawsuit on behalf of a group of elderly and disabled Medicaid recipients. The suit was brought against the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), which administers the state’s Medicaid programs, by lawyers from the Arizona Center for Disability Law, AARP Foundation Litigation, and DNA Peoples Legal Services….to read more click here