Hernandez v. Meadows is a case that was filed by advocates, including Florida Legal Services, Legal Aid of Palm Beach County, and the National Health Law Program against the Florida Medicaid Agency for failure to provide written notice and fair hearings to beneficiaries when prescription drugs were denied. The parties agreed to settle the case.
The materials set forth below were developed by Plaintiffs and Defendants to implement the settlement agreement. We are posting these materials so that advocates in other states can use them as an example in addressing notice and hearing issues in their Medicaid prescription drug programs.
- Notice to Florida Medicaid Beneficiaries
- Important Information About Your Florida Medicaid Prescription Drug Benefits
- Important Notice to Medicaid Recipients
- Información Importante A cerca de sus beneficios de medicamentos con receta del Medicaid de la Florida
- Prescription Drug Coverage Fair Hearing Rejection Letter
- To All Medicaid Pharmacy Providers
- Information for Beneficiaries and Tools for Advocates
- What Happens if Medicaid Does Not Pay for My Prescription?
- ¿Que Sucede Si Medicaid No Page Por Mi Prescripcion?
- For Advocates: Medicaid Prescription Drug Denial: Client Intake Screening Form
- For Advocates: Sample Letter to State Medicaid Directors on Need For Written Notice To Be Provided to Medicaid Beneficiaries When Coverage for their Prescription Claims is Denied, Reduced or Delayed
