Blanchard v. Forrest

Rose Forrest, as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, appeals from the district court’s partial summary judgment for the plaintiffs. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Myrtle W. Blanchard (“Blanchard”) and Patrice A. Dumas (“Dumas”) brought this class action on behalf of Louisiana Medicaid applicants to challenge certain policies of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (“LDHH”) — the state agency that administers Louisiana’s Medicaid plan. Specifically, the plaintiffs argued that LDHH’s retroactive coverage policy violates the federal Medicaid…