A Mother at War with Medicaid

The Georgia mother of a daughter who is living with cerebral palsy recently took action to against the state’s Medicaid program. After repeatedly being denied treatments that her physicians ordered for her 13-year-old daughter, she decided to take matters into her own hands.

Mother vs. State

Pam Moore’s daughter, Callie, reportedly suffered a stroke while in utero and as a result developed spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Since she was three, Callie has received private nursing care, but in the past 10 years, the state reportedly tried to reduce the amount of care available to her several times. A Medicaid official even threatened to put Callie into an institution of her doctor didn’t change her treatment and care requirements. After a long battle with the state agency, Moore finally saw justice served when U.S. District Judge, Thomas W. Thrash ruled that the state doesn’t have the ability to deny funding for patients prescribed treatments by their doctors.

Judge Rules in Favor of Mother

According to Thrash, under the Medicaid Act, the state has to provide a certain amount of aid to eligible children. “What we know is that this case…is going to set the standard so that other families can go on,” explains Moore. “And it’s going to help so many kids. And that’s what we were about.” (Source: OnlineAthens) Do you have a child who was born with cerebral palsy? If so, please contact us today to speak with an experienced cerebral palsy attorney about the legal resources available to you and your family.