A group of Maryland residents are alleging that Maryland's Medicaid system is unfairly cutting off care to people with disabilities.
In a class action lawsuit filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court on Sept. 24, Maryland residents and The Arc Montgomery County say the Maryland Department of Health's (MDH) Medicaid eligibility process has wrongly cut hundreds of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities off from critical services.
The complaint names the MDH, its secretary Meena Seshamani, and the State of Maryland as defendants
A spokesperson for the MDH told WJZ that the department does not comment on litigation.
What does the lawsuit allege?
The lawsuit alleges Maryland's Medicaid system unlawfully cut thousands of people with disabilities off from life-sustaining ser