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LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AIDS Healthcare Foundation<\/a> (AHF), the world\u2019s largest provider of health care services to people living with HIV and AIDS, will be allowed to proceed with its lawsuit against Michelle Baass, Director of California\u2019s Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), for her alleged violation of AHF\u2019s constitutional rights.\n<\/p>\n

\nIn June 2022, California abruptly cancelled AHF\u2019s Positive Healthcare (PHC) plan\u2014a 28-year-old program offering specialized managed care for people living with AIDS. The Director and DHCS stated they terminated PHC because AHF sent a November 2021 letter to PHC enrollees urging them to contact DHCS directly to advocate for the continuation of PHC which was set to end December 31, 2021. The Director called the letter an improper negotiation tactic and alleged that it \u201cscared\u201d enrollees into thinking PHC would terminate as it was scheduled to do. AHF sued, alleging violations of the First Amendment. The court issued a preliminary injunction, and on December 21, 2021, AHF and DHCS reached an agreement to extend the contract through December 31, 2022.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIn November, when granting an earlier AHF Motion for Preliminary Injunction in its case against DHCS and Michelle Baass, the Court held that AHF showed a likelihood of success in its claims that DHCS violated AHF\u2019s constitutional rights, including AHF\u2019s right to speak freely on important matters of public concern,\u201d said attorney Andrew F. Kim<\/b> (Kim Riley Law) who filed the initial lawsuit and motion for preliminary injunction. \u201cToday\u2019s ruling confirms that likelihood of success. We look forward to moving ahead to trial with this matter.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nAHF will continue with the lawsuit to prove on the merits that the Director violated AHF\u2019s constitutional rights. AHF will continue to provide lifesaving and cost-saving care for those who need it most.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cJudge Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong again upheld AHF\u2019s right to speak up and urge action on behalf of the Positive Healthcare members we have been serving for decades,\u201d said Michael Weinstein<\/b>, president of AHF. \u201cWe acknowledge and thank her for her ruling today and vow to continue advocating for our clients and patients.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nAIDS Healthcare Foundation<\/b> (AHF), the world\u2019s largest HIV\/AIDS healthcare organization, provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 1.7 million individuals in 45 countries in the US, Africa, Latin America\/Caribbean, the Asia\/Pacific Region, and Eastern Europe. To learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org<\/a>, find us on Facebook<\/a>, follow us on Instagram<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>, and subscribe to our Ahfter Hours<\/a><\/i> podcast.\n<\/p>\n

Contacts<\/b> <\/p>\n

\nTom Myers <\/b>General Counsel & Chief of Public Affairs
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(323) 860-5259
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tom.myers@ahf.org<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\nJacki Schechner<\/b> VP, Media Relations
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(310) 633-5047
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jacki.schechner@ahf.org<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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