Public Benefits

Nursing home lacks standing to request fair hearing unless it is authorized representative

In Weeks v. DHS, Division of Family and Children Services, Office of State Administrative Hearings, Docket 2117014 (April 28, 2021),…

3 years ago

News Roundup – 4/8/2022

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3 years ago

News Roundup – 4/1/2022

We regularly post links to news articles and other resources that might be of interest to our viewers. We focus…

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News Roundup – 3/25/2022

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month. March is also National Kidney Month. We regularly post links to news articles and…

3 years ago

State seeks to impose lien on inheritance

In Cavanaugh v. Geballe (2nd. Cir. 3/17/2022), Cavanaugh, a Connecticut resident, was covered by an Affordable Care Act insurance policy.…

3 years ago

News Roundup – 3/11/2022

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month. March is also National Kidney Month. We regularly post links to news articles and…

3 years ago

Oregon’s Expanded Medicaid Estate Recovery Pulls Home Back Into Estate

In Department of Human Services v. Hobart, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled, on March 2, 2022, that Oregon's Medicaid…

3 years ago

News Roundup – 3/4/2022

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Medicare must cover off-label use of prescription drug says 11th Circuit

Donald Dobson has Medicare. He also has intractable and severe nausea and vomiting, which interfere with his ability to function…

3 years ago

Irrevocable Trust was not an available resource when determining Medicaid eligibility

In Geyen v. Commissioner of Minnesota Department of Human Services, 964 N.W.2d 639 (2021), Dorothy Geyen's application for Medicaid was…

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