Today, California’s In-Home Supportive Services is the largest Medicaid self-directed service model in the United States. The state is also the first in the nation that extends public sector bargaining rules to homecare workers.
Becerra and Yee: HHS Exceeding Its Authority
Moreover, Becerra and Yee stated that the HHS is exceeding its authority by proposing to “eliminate a state’s ability to divert Medicaid payments away from providers.” They called the federal agency’s proposal “deeply troubling” and “outside the bounds of the Medicaid Act.”
In a separate statement, Becerra said, “The Trump administration’s latest attack on unionized Medicaid homecare workers is completely unjustified and unnecessary. It seeks to hurt homecare workers, and in doing so, jeopardizes the health of vulnerable Americans who rely on them.”
Yee said, “Beyond the potential constitutional and statutory violations, I am especially concerned about the severe impact this rule would have on tens of thousands of the most vulnerable Californians and the dedicated providers who care for them.”
