THE AMERICAN CIVIL Liberties Union of Rhode Island has settled its lawsuit against the state on behalf of people abruptly terminated from the state's Medicaid Premium Payment Program.
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has ended its class-action lawsuit against the state claiming its Medicare Premium Payment Program kicked people off abruptly, securing a settlement providing due notice for program terminations and $59,624.75 in attorneys’ fees. The U.S. District Court lawsuit, Scherwitz v. Beane, was filed last year by ACLU of…