The First Appellate District reversed a judgment. The court held that a county resident who, despite employment income, lacked the financial means to pay a hospital bill, had standing to challenge the county’s failure properly to evaluate her eligibility for county assistance pursuant to state law applicable to persons who were “indigent.”
Chelsey Brown started a new job in August 2008. Because her new health benefits would not start for another six months, Brown bought private health coverage. That coverage ended in January 2009, at which time Brown discovered that she would not be enrolled in her employer’s health plan until March. During February 2009, Brown became ill and required hospitalization.
