Settlement Notice
ATTENTION: Families and individuals who participate in intensive home and community-based services
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has received preliminary court approval for the settlement of litigation alleging that medically necessary intensive home and community-based services were not timely provided to Medicaid-eligible children and youth as required by Medicaid’s Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) provisions. This litigation is known as DD v. MDHHS; formerly known as KB v. MDHHS.
The Class Action Notice, which outlines a summary of the settlement’s terms, as well as the full Agreement, can be found on the MDHHS website HERE. Class members include all Medicaid-eligible beneficiaries under the age of 21 in the State of Michigan for whom a licensed practitioner of the healing arts acting within the scope of practice under state law has determined, through an assessment, that intensive home and community-based services are needed to correct or ameliorate their emotional, behavioral, or psychiatric condition.
As part of the agreement, MDHHS will create the Michigan Intensive Child and Adolescent Services (“MICAS”) array, which includes intensive crisis stabilization services, intensive home-based services, intensive care coordination with wraparound, respite care, parent support partner services, and youth peer support services. The Agreement does not provide any monetary payments to Class Members.
On August 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT, the Court will hold an in-person hearing (called a “Fairness Hearing”) in the Courtroom of the Honorable Thomas Ludington of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1000 Washington Avenue, Room 214, Bay City, Michigan 48708, to determine whether the Agreement is fair, reasonable, and adequate as to the Class Members.
If you have questions about the settlement, you may contact Plaintiffs’ Counsel at: KBSettlement@drmich.org.
