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FHJP and our partners at the National Health Law Program last week completed a trial challenging the confusing notices Florida uses to terminate Medicaid coverage. The trial included testimony from Medicaid enrollees as well as evidence about problems in the state agency’s call center and the computer system used to determine Medicaid eligibility.
Read more about the case here.
See below for extensive media coverage of the trial, and to learn more about the people and issues at stake:
Federal trial reveals Florida’s callous treatment of Medicaid recipients
Florida’s tech, staffing issues caused mistaken Medicaid cuts
Medicaid class action judge suggests state and patients discuss a settlement
Class Action: Florida held 4% of the hearings people requested after losing Medicaid benefits
DCF blocked more than 700,000 calls in April from people who wanted to speak to a real person
Orlando woman testifies state revoked her Medicaid coverage while seven months pregnant
Florida ‘computer error’ wrongly removed people from Medicaid per court case
Florida wrongly kicked postpartum women and their newborns out of Medicaid