The lawsuit, (PDF) filed after an investigation that began in 2011, charges that the practice shows the state “acting with deliberate indifference to the suffering of frail and severely disabled children.” media.miamiherald/smedia/2013/07/22/13/39/1hHJ3K.So.56.pdf Florida is the 12th state sued by the department over alleged mistreatment of physically or mentally disabled residents in the past four years. The Miami Herald reported that while the state has increased patient care payments to $550 per day for children placed in nursing homes, lawmakers also cut $6 million from a program allowing residents to get private health care at their homes.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:51:15 +0000
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