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In 2023, Medeiros asked
whether people were

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being denied meaningful
access to the ABI

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provider directory and steered
through unequal referral

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channels.

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Federal Medicaid law
generally lets a beneficiary

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choose a qualified, willing
provider, subject to

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lawful waiver or managed-care limits.

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HCBS planning must offer
informed choices about

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services and who provides them.

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That right belongs first to the person

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served.

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It does not guarantee
ABI Resources referrals,

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volume, or a contract.

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Medeiros's role is different:

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reporting and petitioning government.

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The decisive evidence is
simple—every provider list

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shown, every option offered,
every referral reason,

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and every exception invoked.

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A hidden option cannot be chosen.

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But only those records
can establish whether

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the concern became a legal violation.