Women Regains Medicaid and Fixes Policy That Unlawfully Denied Medicaid to Persons on Unemployment Insurance; Represented by Legal Aid Society
Legal Services E-lert
Date of E-Lert – 05/02/08
Bibliographic Info:
Author: Turner McCullough
Source: Clarksville Online (Tennessee)
Date: 4/26/08
Clarksville Online states: “Mrs. Monroe [not her real name], was already having difficulty when she lost her job and was supporting her family on unemployment insurance. Then she was notified the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) was terminating her family’s Medicaid benefits, the family’s only source of medical care. She called on the [LSC-funded] Legal Aid Society office in Nashville. Attorney Russ Overby researched the situation and found that DHS was relying on a rescinded policy that made it unreasonably difficult for families with unemployment benefits to qualify for Medicaid, even when their income was below the eligibility limit. Overby wrote DHS and pointed out that its policy violated federal Medicaid law. DHS reviewed the law and their policy and agreed. It restored health benefits to Mrs. Monroe’s family. It also agreed to change its policy.”
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