Ladd v. Thomas

Ruling on the Parties’ Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment (Docs. 27 & 32)

ARTERTON, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs Linda Ladd, John Kowalski, and Linda LaPlante are Medicaid recipients who have brought suit against the defendant Joyce A. Thomas, 1 in her capacity as Commissioner of the Connecticut State Department of Social Services (DSS) for alleged violations of federal Medicaid law in connection with the processing of requests for prior authorization of durable medical equipment (DME). In particular, the plaintiffs argue that the defendant’s policies violate federal statutory and…