Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant said in his ruling that the county violated state law by terminating coverage for beneficiaries even though they turned in their renewal paperwork on time.
News Story (California)
Associated Press (AP)
May 13, 2018
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Tags: Medicaid
Organizations mentioned/involved: Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA)
News Story (California)
Associated Press (AP)
May 13, 2018
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
Tags: Medicaid
Organizations mentioned/involved: Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA)
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From December 2016 to December 2017, about 22,000 people in LA County wrongly lost Medi-Cal benefits, according to evidence cited in the judge’s decision. The problems appear to have resulted from a backlog of applications and a faulty computer system, according to court documents.
“We hope that now the county will no longer be yanking Medi-Cal from over 2,000 patients a month, and that patients in our county who desperately need this life-sustaining Medi-Cal coverage will be able to keep it,” said David Kane, an attorney with the nonprofit Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County.