It’s estimated that the Trump administration rule change impacted 6,600 individuals in Connecticut, and an attorney with Disability Rights Connecticut, is looking for more plaintiffs to join the action.

By Christine Stuart, CTNewsJunkie.com 

Two Connecticut women with disabilities who sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over Medicaid coverage lost to a Trump administration rule change received a temporary reprieve last week.

The Department of Justice told the Department of Social Services it would not enforce the regulations for the next few weeks. That means, Brenda Moore and Deborah Carr will be able to keep their Medicaid benefits until later next month, but that doesn’t resolve the issue for disability rights advocates.

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