Federal Court Certifies Class of Medicaid Applicants and Beneficiaries

After fifteen years, including three trips to the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, on August 8, 2025, the federal district court certified the Plaintiff class in the case Morgan v. DC (formerly known as NB v. DC and Maldonado v. DC).

Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries go to the pharmacy to fill prescriptions covered by Medicaid. If they are denied coverage, they often do not know why they were denied, their right to appeal, and the process for appealing. In 2015, the D.C. Circuit held that Plaintiffs have a property interest in their Medicaid prescription benefits under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which entitles them to the protections of due process. This case is to ensure that Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries receive their due process notice if they are denied coverage of a prescription medication.

Terris, Pravlik & Millian, LLP is proud to represent the certified class along with Jane Perkins of the National Health Law Program. Plaintiffs are filing a motion for summary judgment and look forward to a trial in the coming months.  

For more information, please contact Michael Huang at mhuang@tpmlaw.com or 202-204-8479.