More older residents on Medicaid wait list in Florida than any other state, attorney says

Katrina Cohens January 7, 2019

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 the state of Florida over extremely long wait time in accessing in-home Medicaid care. Justice in Aging, along with Disability Rights Florida and the Southern Legal Counsel, is representing the six plaintiffs currently suing the state.

“According to national statistics, there are more older adults and adults with disabilities on the wait list for community-based services in Florida than any other state,” Regan Bailey, litigation director for Justice in Aging. “The failure to provide long-term care places people at risk of unnecessarily entering a nursing facility just to get the care they need which should be provided at home.” Read the full article.

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