Judge dismisses disability funding lawsuit in Oklahoma
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March 28, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last year that aimed to stop Oklahoma agencies from cutting funding for two programs that help residents with mental and physical disabilities remain in their homes.
The Oklahoma Department of Human Service alerted more than 20,000 Medicaid ADvantage Waiver and Medicaid In-Home Supports Waiver program participants that funding might end December 2017 due to budget issues.
But the agency extended funding through the remainder of the fiscal year after the state Legislature provided additional funds.
Attorneys with the American Ci...
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