November 09, 2017
A New York federal judge has ordered the state's Department of Health to approve a speech-generating device for a severely disabled 7-year-old girl on Medicaid, ruling Wednesday that the $14,000 system is a better option for her than lower-cost alternatives pushed by the agency.
October 07, 2016
The New York State Department of Health uses an arbitrary standard to improperly deny Medicaid patients with communication issues access to medically necessary speech-generating devices, according a potential class action filed Thursday in New York federal court.