Settlement Reached in NC Medicaid Terminations Case
A settlement was reached on October 14, 2022, subject to court approval, in Franklin v. Kinsley, formerly known as Hawkins v. Cohen. The federal class action lawsuit was filed in […]
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Courts jostle over DACA, casting a cloudy future for Charlotte ‘Dreamers’| Charlotte Observer
By DJ Simmons Read more at: DACA rulings leave the program and Charlotte Dreamers’ in limbo | Charlotte Observer With federal courts jostling over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]
Hospitals said they lost money on Medicare patients. Some made millions, a state report has found | Kaiser Health News
By Fred Clasen-Kelly Read more at: Kaiser Health News Using 2019 data from the IRS, researchers found that out of 275 hospital systems across the country, 227 spent less on […]
Mecklenburg’s food stamp delays catch eye of legal advocates as immigrants still wait | The Charlotte Observer
By DJ Simmons Read more at: Legal advocates hone in on Mecklenburg’s food stamp delay | Charlotte Observer Most Mecklenburg County households receiving food stamp benefits can expect an increase […]
Protecting Dreamers: Response to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Remand of DACA Litigation
On October 5, 2022, a federal appeals court found the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, known as DACA, in violation of U.S. immigration law. The Fifth Circuit Court of […]
Launch delayed for Medicaid tailored plans – NC Health News | NC Health News
BY Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven Read more: https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2022/09/30/rollout-of-special-medicaid-plans-for-complicated-patients-will-be-delayed-until-april/ Back in August, Lucy Plyler was mailed a 19-page letter from the state health department. The letter said that the way Victoria, her 24-year-old […]
Food and Nutrition Services Change: October 2022
UPDATED: FEBRUARY 2023 Almost all Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) households, known as SNAP nationwide, will see an increase in their FNS benefits on October 1, 2022. These changes will be made automatically; households did not […]
Justice Lives Here Newsletter: September 2022
One year after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Afghans in Charlotte are in legal limbo | Axios Charlotte
By Danielle Chemtob Read more: Axios Charlotte Tahira Askari and her family arrived at the chaotic scene at the Kabul airport last August, with a crowd of people surrounding the walls, […]
Afghan refugees find ‘different world’ in Charlotte — and a new set of challenges | Charlotte Observer
BY DJ SIMMONS AND WILL WRIGHT Read more: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article264677989.html#storylink=cpy Americans watched the Afghan government fall from afar. But for Bahroz Mohmand, the moment marked the high-stakes culmination of a plan […]