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Nondiscrimination Statement

All information materials and sources, including Web sites, used by FNS, State agencies, local agencies, or other subrecipients to inform the public about FNS programs must contain a nondiscrimination statement. The statement is not required to be included on every page of the program Web site. At a minimum the nondiscrimination statement or a link to it must be included on the home page of the program information.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or if all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

 

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ATENCIÓN BENEFICIARIOS DE MEDICAID: AVISO DE SUS DERECHOS BAJO HAWKINS v. COHEN

EN EL TRIBUNAL DE DISTRITO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS

PARA EL DISTRITO ESTE DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE

MARCIA ELENA QUINTEROS HAWKINS, ALICIA FRANKLIN, VANESSA LACHOWSKI, y KYANNA SHIPP, en nombre de ellos mismos y todos los demás situados de manera similar,

 

Demandantes

 

V.

 

MANDY COHEN, en su capacidad oficial como Secretaria del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Carolina del norte,

 

Acusado.

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Caso civil N°: 5:17-CV-00581-FL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATENCIÓN BENEFICIARIOS DE MEDICAID: AVISO DE SUS DERECHOS BAJO HAWKINS v. COHEN

Hawkins v. Cohen (5:17-CV-581 E.D.N.C.) es una demanda federal presentada en 2017 en nombre de los beneficiarios de Medicaid en Carolina del Norte. El caso se refiere a terminaciones inadecuadas de beneficios de Medicaid.

El Tribunal que ha oído el caso lo ha certificado como una demanda colectiva. Esto significa que el caso es para ayudar no solo a las personas que presentaron el caso, sino a otros beneficiarios de Medicaid cuyo Medicaid ha sido o será cancelado indebidamente.

El Tribunal ha ordenado a la agencia de Medicaid de N.C. que detenga las terminaciones o reducciones de los beneficios de Medicaid hasta que se haya considerado la elegibilidad bajo todas las categorías de Medicaid y se le haya enviado un aviso de su derecho a una audiencia por correo. Por ejemplo, si usted recibe Medicaid basado en tener un niño menor de dieciocho años, el Departamento de Servicios Sociales en su condado debe considerar si usted es discapacitado antes de que terminar su Medicaid.

Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre esta demanda o sobre sus derechos, puede ponerse en contacto con los abogados que presentaron el caso, el Centro de Apoyo Legal en Charlotte. Puede comunicarse con estos abogados llamando a éste número gratuito: 1-800-936-4971. También puede enviar un correo electrónico a los abogados a Hawkinsinfo@charlottelegaladvocacy.org.

También puede contactar a estos abogados si desea reportar que perdió su Medicaid sin una decisión que ya no es elegible para Medicaid en cualquier categoría o sin recibir un aviso por escrito que su Medicaid se detendría. No hay ningún costo a usted por cualquier ayuda que estos abogados le proporcionen.

 

 

ATTENTION MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES: NOTICE OF YOUR RIGHTS UNDER HAWKINS v. COHEN

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

MARCIA ELENA QUINTEROS HAWKINS, ALICIA FRANKLIN, VANESSA LACHOWSKI, and KYANNA SHIPP, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated,

 

Plaintiffs,

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MANDY COHEN, in her official capacity as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services,

Defendant.

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Civil Case No.:  5:17-cv-00581-FL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATTENTION MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES: NOTICE OF YOUR RIGHTS UNDER HAWKINS v. COHEN

Hawkins v. Cohen (5:17-CV-581 E.D.N.C.) is a federal lawsuit filed in 2017 on behalf of Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina. The case concerns improper terminations of Medicaid benefits.

The Court hearing the case has certified it as a class action. This means that the case is to help not just the people who filed the case but other Medicaid beneficiaries whose Medicaid has been or will be terminated improperly.

The Court has ordered the N.C. Medicaid agency to stop terminations or reductions of Medicaid benefits until eligibility under all Medicaid categories has been considered and advance notice of the right to a hearing has been mailed to you.   For example, if you get Medicaid based on having a minor child who is turning eighteen years old, your county Department of Social Services must consider whether you are disabled before they stop your Medicaid.

If you have any questions about this lawsuit or about your rights, you may contact the attorneys who filed the case, the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy. You can reach these lawyers by calling this toll free number: 1-800-936-4971. You can also send the lawyers an email at Hawkinsinfo@charlottelegaladvocacy.org.

You also may contact these lawyers if you want to report that you lost your Medicaid without a decision that you were no longer eligible for Medicaid under any category or without receiving advance written notice that your Medicaid would stop. There is no cost to you for any help that these lawyers provide to you.

A printable version of this information may be found here.

 

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