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ACLU files second class action lawsuit against UHIP

ACLU files second class action lawsuit against UHIP

By Bob Plain on January 3, 2018

Rhode Island put low-income residents “at risk of losing their homes and their utilities and deprives them of funds needed for their daily living expenses, including food,” by removing them from a popular Medicaid program without proper notice, according to a new class action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island. It […]

Posted in Civil Rights, Featured, Justice, Poverty | Tagged ACLU, Medicaid, Medicaid Part B, Medicaid Payment Program, riaclu, UHIP | Leave a response

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Progressive legislators should vote against House budget

By Capri Catanzaro on June 17, 2017

All said, it is a great budget for the wealthy and the politically connected corporate interests. It is a bad budget for the middle class, the poor, and supporters of economic growth.

Posted in Featured, State House | Tagged 2018 Budget, 38 Studios, car tax, ccri, commerce corporation, Gina Raimondo, John Lombardi, Medicaid, Nicholas Mattiello, Rhode Island Promise, RIPTA, TrumpCare, UHIP | 4 Responses

DHS report shows lack of improvement in processing SNAP Benefits

DHS report shows lack of improvement in processing SNAP Benefits

By Nicole Cordier on May 18, 2017

The Department of Human Services showed virtually no improvement in April in the timely processing of SNAP (food stamp) applications, including for people the Department acknowledges were entitled to emergency relief.

Posted in Class Warfare, Corporate Greed, Disability Services, Featured, Health Care, Inequality, Infrastructure, Poverty, Rhode Island, Social Services, State House | Tagged ACLU, ACLU of Rhode Island, Department of Human Services, DHS, Gina Raimondo, lynette labinger, National Center for Law and Economic Justice, NCLEJ, SNAP, UHIP | Leave a response

DHS still far behind on SNAP benefit applications

DHS still far behind on SNAP benefit applications

By Nicole Cordier on May 8, 2017

By the end of August, DHS must timely decide 96 percent of SNAP expedited and regular applications. The federal court will retain jurisdiction of the case for at least one year after the state first achieves the 96 percent compliance rate.

Posted in Featured, News, Poverty, Social Services | Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, DHS, Eric Beane, lynette labinger, National Center for Law and Economic Justice, NCLEJ, RI Department of Human Services, SNAP, UHIP | 1 Response

State moves to settle ACLU lawsuit over UHIP 'debacle'

State moves to settle ACLU lawsuit over UHIP ‘debacle’

By Steve Ahlquist on February 24, 2017

“This settlement agreement is a major step in addressing the fallout from the UHIP fiasco,” said ACLU of RI executive director Steven Brown.

Posted in Class Warfare, Corporate Greed, Featured, Inequality, News, Rhode Island, Social Services | Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, Department of Human Services, DHS, Greg Bass, Gretchen Bath, healthsource ri, lynette labinger, Medicaid, National Center for Law and Economic Justice, NCLEJ, Rhode Island Legal Services, RILS, SNAP, Steven Brown, UHIP, William Smith | Leave a response

UHIP crisis will take 12-18 months to fix, says Governor, with apology

UHIP crisis will take 12-18 months to fix, says Governor, with apology

By Steve Ahlquist on February 15, 2017

“The system won’t be fixed overnight,” said Governor Gina Raimondo, “and we will continue to make steady, meaningful progress over the next 12 to 18 months.”

Posted in Corporate Greed, Featured, Health Care, Homelessness, Inequality, Politics, Poverty, Rhode Island, State House, Video | Tagged Anya Rader Wallack, Deloitte, Department of Human Services, DHS, elizabeth roberts, EOHHS, Eric Beane, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Gina Raimondo, healthsource ri, SNAP, UHIP | Leave a response

ACLU files class action lawsuit against DHS over 'Kafkaesque' food benefit delays

ACLU files class action lawsuit against DHS over ‘Kafkaesque’ food benefit delays

By Steve Ahlquist on December 9, 2016

“Food assistance for our most vulnerable citizens only has meaning if they have timely access to it,” said ACLU volunteer attorney Lynette Labinger, “It is no answer to those eligible for food assistance today that the State needs more time and fully intends to work things out over time.”

Posted in Civil Rights, Featured, Inequality, National News, Rhode Island, Social Services, Video | Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, DHS, Gina Raimondo, Gretchen Bath, lynette labinger, Mea Martinez, Melba Depeña Affigne, National Center for Law and Economic Justice, NCLEJ, Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Rhode Island Legal Services, RILS, Steven Brown, UHIP | 1 Response

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