Iowa family sues state over Medicaid payment cuts for ‘medically necessary services’

An Iowa couple is suing the state human services department over cuts for Medicaid-funded services that they say have made it nearly impossible to find providers to care for their disabled adult son. (Photo via Getty Images)

A Polk County couple is suing the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, alleging reduced payments for Medicaid-funded services are now so low they’ve made it almost impossible for them to secure care for their adult son.

The lawsuit, filed by Monty and Linda Kaufman on behalf of their 32-year-old son, Cameron Kaufman, seeks judicial review of a DHHS decision on a rate reduction affecting the payments for the home- and community-based services used by Cameron Kaufman…

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