Public Benefits

Medicaid: Penalty Reversed Where Home Given to Caregiver Child

Penalty Reversed Where Home was Given to Caregiver Child. In 2002, Petitioner’s daughter moved into Petitioner’s home to provide care.…

3 years ago

Medicaid: No transfer penalty where transfer reimbursed third party for advancing expenses

No Penalty Where Transfer Reimbursed Third Party for Paying Applicant’s Expenses. Petitioner was admitted to a nursing home on May…

3 years ago

Medicaid: The Limit is Still the Limit

The Limit is the Limit, Part 2. Petitioner entered the nursing home on April 17, 2007 and applied for Medicaid…

3 years ago

Medicaid: Cost-Share Calculation

Calculation of Cost-Share. As of November 1, 2008, Petitioner’s gross monthly income was $2,385.54. DGCS calculated the cost-share as $2,189…

3 years ago

Medicaid: Corpus of Irrevocable Trust Countable

Corpus of Irrevocable Trust was Countable Resource. Two trusts Petitioner created in 2000 held a cumulative balance of approximately $64,000.…

3 years ago

Medicaid: Cost-share deduction for health insurance premium

Cost-share deduction for health insurance premiums. The ALJ stated the issue as whether a nursing home resident is entitled to…

3 years ago

Medicaid: The Limit is the Limit

The Limit is the Limit. An 84 year old applicant was denied Medicaid for the months of December 2007 through…

3 years ago

Medicaid: Lost application; eligibility retroactiev to three months from original appliction

Where application was lost, eligibility retroactive eligibility related back three months from date of original application. After receiving a personal…

3 years ago

Medicaid: DFCS directed to determine eligibility where application pending over one year

DFCS directed to determine eligibility where application was pending for over one year. Petitioner filed an application for Medicaid on…

3 years ago

Medicaid: Sole Benefit Trust rejected and transfer penalty imposed

Sole Benefit Trust rejected and transfer penalty imposed. An 86 year old applicant established an irrevocable trust for the benefit…

3 years ago