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January 6, 2025
Case Explainer: Medina v. Planned Parenthood of South Atlantic— Certiorari Granted
Jane Perkins Court Document, Cases, Case Explainer
On December 18, 2024, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case presenting the question: does the Medicaid free choice of provider provision, 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(23)(A), unambiguously confers a right upon beneficiaries to choose a specific provider? After giving some background on enforcement of the Medicaid Act, this…
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September 4, 2024
Case Explainer: AMC v. Smith
Sarah Grusin and Elizabeth Edwards Case Explainer
On August 26, 2024, a federal court handed down a major victory for Medicaid enrollees in Tennessee, including people with disabilities, in the case A.M.C. v. Smith. The case was brought by the Tennessee Justice Center, National Health Law Program, National Center for Law and Economic Justice, and pro…
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April 3, 2024
G.A. et al v. Bimestefer, District Court of Colorado
Litigation Team Cases
Plaintiffs are Disability Rights Colorado and three children on Medicaid who have serious behavioral health needs. As a result, the Children need intensive behavioral health service to remain safely at home and in their communities. Plaintiffs complain of gaps in Colorado Medicaid’s coverage of these services and, as a…
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March 12, 2024
DOJ and OCR Complaints: Complaints Filed Against Medicaid Programs in DC and Texas
Elizabeth Edwards, Jane Perkins, and Litigation Team Cases
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP), together with Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services (DRDC) and Disability Rights Texas (DRTx), filed two separate complaints with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights alleging violations of the Americans with…
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October 11, 2023
Voe v. Mansfield, Middle District of North Carolina
Litigation Team Cases
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and Lambda Legal sued the State of North Carolina to block implementation of a discriminatory law banning the provision of medically necessary care for transgender North Carolina youth. The legal advocates simultaneously filed a motion for preliminary injunction seeking to block enforcement of the…
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August 23, 2023
Chianne D. et al v. Jason Weida, Middle District of Florida
Sarah Grusin, Miriam Delaney Heard, and Amanda Avery Cases
Three Floridians, represented by the Florida Health Justice Project and the National Health Law Program, have filed a lawsuit against the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Children and Families. At issue in the suit are the notices these agencies are using to alert people that their Medicaid coverage is…
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Case Explainer: Medina v. Planned Parenthood of South Atlantic— Certiorari Granted

Case Explainer: AMC v. Smith

G.A. et al v. Bimestefer, District Court of Colorado

DOJ and OCR Complaints: Complaints Filed Against Medicaid Programs in DC and Texas

Voe v. Mansfield, Middle District of North Carolina

Chianne D. et al v. Jason Weida, Middle District of Florida