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Results

Today, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), together with Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services (DRDC) and Disability Rights Texas (DRTx), filed two separate complaints with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the Medicaid renewal processes in both the Texas and the District of Columbia (DC).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 22, 2023 CONTACT: Texas Civil Rights Project – media@texascivilrightsproject.org Jenner & Block – crios@jenner.com AALDEF – ssia@aaldef.org ACLU of Texas — media@aclutx.org Disability Rights Texas – …