We are writing to ask for your help on the John B. case. The court will decide whether that state is in contempt in a trial on June 18th. John B. is a case on behalf of all TennCare children. The state and its contractors have violated almost every provision, including simple things like meetings with plaintiffs' counsel.
Children continue to be denied treatment.
For a subclass of children in the child welfare system, the order requires an expert review process and the development of a plan. The system for serving these children is complex and troubled, with conflicting responsibilities allocated to the TennCare HMOs, behavioral health organizations, Department of Children's Services, and DCS contractors. Negotiations on this child welfare subclass finally produced a settlement in May of 2000. Almost immediately after the entry of the order, the state notified plaintiffs that they could not implement the plan. We are writing to you because you have lots of contact with class members.