March 29, 2012

Preliminary Injunction in L.S., K.C., D.C., and M.S., et al., v. Delia, et al.

A federal District Court ordered the State of North Carolina to stop reductions to home and community based services and restore lost services until the state Medicaid agency and its managed care contractor, Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare (PBH), comply with legal requirements for providing Medicaid beneficiaries with adequate notices and opportunities for impartial hearings when their services are denied, reduced or terminated. The Court noted that without an injunction, the plaintiffs -- children and adults with disabilities -- would experience deteriorating health, financial strains, and the threat of having to go into institutions to get care. g health, financial strains, and the threat of having to go into institutions to get care.