The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) failure to timely process appeals harms extremely low-income older adults and adults and children with disabilities across the country who “Amin v. Azar – Litigation”
Category: LITIGATION
Medicare Patients Placed Under “Observation Status” Win Right to Appeal, Federal Court Orders
Media Contact: Vanessa Barrington 510-256-1200 vbarrington@justiceinaging.org March 24, 2020—Medicare beneficiaries who have been denied coverage for nursing facility services after transferring from hospitals because the “Medicare Patients Placed Under “Observation Status” Win Right to Appeal, Federal Court Orders”
Clark V. Astrue
(UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT/SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) The late Elaine Clark was the lead plaintiff in Clark v. Astrue, brought by Justice in Aging “Clark V. Astrue”
Held V. Colvin
(U.S. DISTRICT COURT/CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA)
J.D. V. BAPTIST CONVALESCENT CENTER
(COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY CAMPBELL CIRCUIT COURT DIVISION TWO)
Hart v. Berryhill (Formerly Hart v. Colvin)
(U.S. DISTRICT COURT/NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA) Kevin Hart was a Jack-of-all trades for decades. He poured concrete, framed houses, loaded 50 pound sacks of almonds “Hart v. Berryhill (Formerly Hart v. Colvin)”
Lawsuit over observation status, SNF payment finally going to trial
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Lawsuit over observation status, SNF payment finally going to trial (March 29, 2019) A lawsuit, co-counseled by Justice in Aging, may “Lawsuit over observation status, SNF payment finally going to trial”
More older residents on Medicaid wait list in Florida than any other state, attorney says
Florida Record: More older residents on Medicaid wait list in Florida than any other state, attorney says (January 7, 2019) A lawsuit has been filed against “More older residents on Medicaid wait list in Florida than any other state, attorney says”
Florida Faces ADA Lawsuit Over Medicaid Wait List
WJCT News/WUSF Health: Florida Faces ADA Lawsuit Over Medicaid Wait List (January 2, 2019) Justice in Aging has filed a class action lawsuit against Florida’s “Florida Faces ADA Lawsuit Over Medicaid Wait List”
Kelley v. Kent – Litigation
UPDATE (JANUARY 14, 2020): A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that DHCS must create a process for reimbursing beneficiaries who were wrongly denied services, “Kelley v. Kent – Litigation”
