District Court, N.D. New York May 20, 2004, 1:95-cv-01504 (In Re NYAHSA Litigation)

MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER

HURD, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Inc., a non-profit corporation, on behalf of its membership, which includes approximately 300 residential health care facilities, and certain individual nursing facilities (“plaintiffs” or “providers”), brought this action against New York State and various of