U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

What began as a class action lawsuit for low-income and disabled Connecticut citizens cut off from Medicaid benefits has now expanded nationally against the Department of Health and Human Services.

Disability Rights Connecticut attorney Sheldon Toubman, lead counsel for the plaintiffs, said a regulation issued by Trump administration has caused people across the United States to lose their access to Medicaid.