$52 million settlement: Suit says state Medicaid system withheld autism therapy

Federal statute mandates such treatment for eligible children, class action says.

On Dec. 17, 2010, plaintiffs filed a class-action suit against the state of Michigan, alleging that the state’s Medicaid system was failing to make Applied Behavior Analysis therapy available to children on Medicaid assistance who have autism spectrum disorder.

Type of action: Violation of statutory rights under 42 USC Section 1983
Court/Case no./Date: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 10-cv 15018; April 17, 2013
Settlement: Approval of benefits worth $52 million

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