The lawsuit, filed in July 2022, alleged Florida’s Medicaid program violated federal laws by denying that coverage, according to the report. The class action was certified in March. Federal judge Marcia Morales Howard’s decision cited one estimate that at least 480 Medicaid beneficiaries each year turn 21 and lose coverage for the incontinence supplies they received as children.
Plaintiffs asked the judge to approve the settlement and put the lawsuit on hold while Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration moves forward with a rulemaking process, according to the report. The lawsuit would be dismissed if the rulemaking process results in coverage for incontinence supplies.
