November 22, 2019

Young v. Azar, D.D.C.

By: Jane Perkins, Sarah Somers, and Sarah Grusin

Executive Summary

Four low-income individuals from Michigan enrolled in Medicaid filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its approval of Michigan’s Medicaid waiver project, which includes an illegal work requirement and allows Michigan to charge enrollees premiums and terminate coverage for failure to complete certain “healthy behaviors.”

Partners:

Center for Civil Justice

Michigan Poverty Law Program

Legal Documents:

Michigan Motion to Intervene

Michigan’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment

Memorandum of Intervenor Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Federal Defendant’s Brief In Response to the Court’s January 14, 2020 Order

Plaintiff’s Response

Last Updated 05/28/2020

Case: Administrative Procedure Act, Cost Sharing and Premiums, Eligibility Determinations, Federal and State Court Cases, Medicaid, Waivers

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