Taylor et al. v. Kennedy, Jr. et al (U.S. District Court, Maryland)
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By: Litigation Team
Executive Summary
The lawsuit challenges key provisions of an interim final rule implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s new Medicaid work requirements. The rule narrowly defines who qualifies for the law’s medical frailty exclusion, putting people with serious physical and mental health conditions at risk of losing Medicaid because of new reporting and verification requirements, even though Congress categorically excluded medically frail people from the requirements.
The plaintiffs are represented by the National Health Law Program and Democracy Forward. Individual Medicaid enrollees are also represented by state-based legal aid and advocacy organizations including Legal Council for Health Justice (Illinois), Legal Aid of Western Missouri, and Indiana Justice Project.
Plaintiffs include five Medicaid enrollees, American College of Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, Doctors for America, and the City of Columbus.
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