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Patient says Oakland County CMH denied recommended residential eating-disorder treatment
Summary
A woman testified she requested residential treatment in April 2025 and has been denied by Oakland County reviewers; she said appeals and a Medicaid fair hearing are pending and urged the committee to examine how review criteria exclude severely ill patients who "don't look sick enough."
Laura Ford told the House Oversight Subcommittee on Child Welfare System that Oakland County reviewers denied requests for specialized residential eating-disorder treatment despite repeated hospitalizations and medical recommendations.
Ford said she first requested specialized residential care in April 2025 and that Oakland County (referred to in testimony as OCHN) denied the request twice. "We then…
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