CMS has no obligation to accept an MSP liability allocation without an adjudication on the merits (W.D. Kentucky) In this…
A filial responsibility law is one making relatives financially responsible for the care of another. Virtually every state requires parents…
Cooperative federalism is not license to re-write clear federal rules (Co. App.) Ruth Koehler sued the Department after it terminated…
Hogberg v. State Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 2009 Conn. Super. LEXIS 50 (2009). Lynda Hogberg was admitted to a nursing…
James v. Richman, 465 F. Supp. 2d 395 (M.D. Pa. 2006). Robert and Josephine James were married when Robert went…
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-171 (Effective date February 8, 2006). The Deficit Reduction Act of…
Harris v. McRae, 448 U.S. 297 (1980). The Medicaid program created by Title XIX is a cooperative endeavor in which…
CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Community Spouse The spouse of an institutionalized spouse. 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-5(h)(2). CSMIA:…
On May 31, 2021, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of U.S. Health & Human Services, wrote to Celebrate Older American's Month by…
Medicare Drug Coverage (Part D). Provides basic information about Medicare prescription drug coverage, benefits and costs, eligibility and enrollment, extra…