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News Roundup – 4/1/2022News Roundup – 4/1/2022

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 – 3/25/2022News Roundup – 3/25/2022

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 inheritanceState seeks to impose lien on inheritance

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 – 3/11/2022News Roundup – 3/11/2022

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

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 – 3/4/2022News Roundup – 3/4/2022

News Roundup – 3/4/2022

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

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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 eligibilityIrrevocable Trust was not an available resource when determining Medicaid eligibility

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…

3 years ago
Medicaid Annuity Cases on Appeal in MassachusettsMedicaid Annuity Cases on Appeal in Massachusetts

Medicaid Annuity Cases on Appeal in Massachusetts

In American National Life Insurance Company v. Breslouf (Mass. Super. 6/3/2021), a Community Spouse named Julius Breslouf purchased a Medicaid…

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News Roundup – 2/25/2022News Roundup – 2/25/2022

News Roundup – 2/25/2022

February is American Heart Month! Read President Biden's Proclamation on American Healrth Month 2022 We regularly post links to news…

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