The lawsuit was filed in November, 2005, on behalf of the Florida Pediatric Society and twelve children, representing a class of low-income children and families who have faced gross inadequacies in access to healthcare as a result of low fees paid to doctors and dentists who participate in Florida’s Medicaid program.

In the year prior to filing, 44% of eligible children received no health care check-ups and 75% received no dental examinations. More than 500,000 enrolled Florida children received no preventive health care services at all.