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Litigation Update


Colorado Benefits Management System


In December 2007, CCLP and plaintiffs’ lawyers reached agreement in principle with lawyers for the State of Colorado to settle the September 2004 lawsuit involving the state’s Computer Benefits Management System (CBMS). That proposed settlement is before the Denver District Court waiting for approval.

CBMS Settlement Fact Sheet

For problems with public assistance, food stamps or cash assistance:

1-800-536-5298. Spanish and English-speaking operators are available M-F 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, except state holidays.

For  problems with Medicaid/CHP+: 1-800-221-3943 or 303-866-3513 (Denver metro).


Notice of Appeal

April 11, 2008
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Notice of Appeal: Appendix 1

April 11, 2008
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Notice of Appeal: Appendix 2

April 11, 2008
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Notice of Appeal

April 11, 2008
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Exempla - CFF Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss

April 10, 2008
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Exempla: Plaintiff response to CFF motion to dismiss

March 20, 2008
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Exempla: Plaintiff response to SCLHS motion to dismiss

March 20, 2008
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Exempla: SCLHS Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint

March 03, 2008
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Exempla: Exempla Answers to First Amended Complaint

February 25, 2008
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Exempla: CFF Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint

February 25, 2008
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Exempla: Kaiser Answers to First Amended Complaint

February 19, 2008
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FACT SHEET: HB 1173

February 06, 2008
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FACT SHEET: CBMS Settlement

February 06, 2008
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Exempla: First Amended Complaint

February 05, 2008
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Exempla complaint filed challenging Suthers\' opinion

January 25, 2008
On Friday, January 25, 2008, Exempla filed a complaint in Denver District Court challenging Attorney General John Suthers\' opinion allowing the proposed sale of two Denver-area hospitals to proceed, pursuant to the State Administrative Procedure Act.
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Proposed Hospital Sale: CFF Motion to Dismiss

January 18, 2008
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Proposed Hospital Sale: Exempla Answers to Complaint

January 18, 2008
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Proposed Hospital Sale: Kaiser Answers to Complaint

January 18, 2008
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Proposed Hospital Sale: Sisters of Charity motion to dismiss

January 18, 2008
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CBMS Settlement Fact Sheet

January 17, 2008
History, background and summary of the CBMS settlement.
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Exempla Board Complaint Against Proposed Hospital Sale

January 08, 2008
The Exempla Board has a filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court to block the proposed sale of two area hospitals.
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Settlement reached over state\'s benefits management system

December 20, 2007
On Thursday, the state announced a settlement agreement on the lawsuit against the Colorado Benefits Management System, which has been plagued by problems. \"We\'re pleased that the case has been settled,\" said Ed Kahn, attorney for the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, which represented the six clients who filed the suit about three and a half years ago. \"We believe it gives us a mechanism to be an effective watchdog of the system.\"
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CBMS Final Stipulation and Order of Settlement

December 20, 2007
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CCLP, Coalition Files Suit to Stop Hospital Sale

December 20, 2007
\"We\'re doing this because we want to preserve the broadest possible health-care opportunities and medical treatment for the people of Boulder and Jefferson counties who have been served with sound, broad medical practice for years,\" said Ed Kahn, special counsel at the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, which assisted in the lawsuit. \"They deserve to continue to have that opportunity.\"
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Exempla Hospital Sale Complaint as Filed

December 20, 2007
CCLP and a coalition of community groups and advocates worked together to file this complaint aimed to stop the sale of two Denver-area hospitals. The sale would restrict access to both critical and routine medical care in Boulder and Jefferson Counties.
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Judge Coughlin Issues Ruling in CBMS case

December 01, 2004
In December 2004, Judge John Coughlin issued his decision in the CBMS case. It represents a substantial victory for the plaintiffs.
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CCLP Files Suit Against State

August 30, 2004
On August 30, 2004, CCLP lawyers joined with lawyers in private practice in Denver and the Welfare Law Center in NY to sue to delay or perfect the implementation of Colorado\'s Benefits Management System (CBMS).
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Weston v. Hammons: U.S. Supreme Court denies Adams Country petition, Important victory for welfare recipients and due process

June 30, 2002
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OP-ED: Justice for welfare recipients

May 31, 2000
Represented by a team of pro bono lawyers, welfare participants recently won their case against the State of Colorado and Adams County. Weston v. Hammons was a class action suit involving more than 900 families who, as a result of faulty notices, lost life sustaining benefits when they were improperly sanctioned or terminated from the Colorado Welfare program.
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