CMS Directive: Lawsuits
New York Families, January 17, 2008
This lawsuit was filed on behalf of children ages 5 months to 3 1/2 years old who have been denied coverage through New York's SCHIP program due to the CMS directive.
Multi-State Lawsuit, October 4, 2007
This lawsuit was filed by New York, Illinois, Maryland and Washington against the Bush Administration for violating SCHIP provisions through issuing the directive.
- Statement of Plaintiff States, April 16, 2008
- Declaration of Cindy Mann, Executive Director, Center for Children and Families, April 14, 2008
- Declaration of Roger Gantz, Director of the Division of Policy and Analysis of the Health and Recovery Services Administration, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, April 14, 2008
- Declaration of Susan Tucker, Executive Director of the Office of Health Services, Health Care Financing, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, April 14, 2008
- Declaration of Judy Arnold, Director of the Division of Coverage and Enrollment, Office of Health Insurance Programs, New York State Department of Health, April 10, 2008
- Governor Spitzer Press Release, October 1, 2007
This lawsuit by New Jersey asserts, among other things, that the CMS directive was an illegal rulemaking.
- Department of Justice Support of Motion to Dismiss, May 9, 2008
- Connecticut and Massachusetts Amicus Brief, April 9, 2008
- Health Policy Scholar Amicus Brief: Press Release and Brief, April 7, 2008
- Affidavit of Ann Kohler, Deputy Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Human Services, March 27, 2008