Legal Opinion
Boulet v. Cellucci
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 19, 2000No. CIV.A. 99-10617-DPWPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOODLOCK, District Judge.
This case turns on the meaning of the mandate of the Medicaid Act that Medicaid “assistance shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to all eligible individuals.” 42 U.S.C.A. § 1396a(a)(8) (emphasis supplied). The named plaintiffs are five mentally retarded adults eligible to receive Medicaid services who, acting by and through their parents, have brought a class action lawsuit against state officials responsible for administering Massachusetts’ Medicaid program. The plaintiffs’ proposed class includes all mentally retarded or developmentally…
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