Class Action Alleges Iowa Medicaid Denies Children Timely Access To Intensive Mental Health Care

On January 6, 2023, a group of advocacy organizations filed a class action lawsuit against the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS). The complaint alleges that the state has been denying Medicaid-eligible children their legal right to mental health care. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of children under age 21 who are diagnosed with a serious mental health condition, and who require intensive home and community-based services, who wish to remain in their homes with their families or caregivers. The plaintiffs allege that the state has denied the children access to timely services in the least restrictive . . .