Public Benefits

Medicaid: A Joint Federal-State Program

In Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Assn., 496 U.S. 498 (1990), the Supreme Court stated: Medicaid is a cooperative federal-state program…

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Medicaid: Standard of Review in Appellate Cases & Interpretation of Statutes, Regulations and Manuals

In Georgia Department of Community Health v. Medders, 292 Ga. App. 439, 2008 Ga. App. LEXIS 804 (2008) the Court…

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Tenncare Estate Recovery, New Statute of Limitations

TCA 30-2-310 was amended effective April 7, 2021. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 30-2-310, is amended by adding the following as…

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Caregiver child exception to penalty on transfer of the home

The general rule under 42 U.S. Code § 1396p(c)(1) is that any transfer for less than fair market value results…

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News Roundup – June 12, 2021

Frontline posted a new podcast regarding a race-related murder in Chicago in 1955. That murder resulted in a bill named…

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Medicaid Trusts: Cases

Trust corpus found to be countable ( R.I. Super.) ------------------------------------- Jeanne M. Biagetti established a revocable trust in 1998. According…

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Medicare Secondary Payer: Cases

CMS has no obligation to accept an MSP liability allocation without an adjudication on the merits (W.D. Kentucky) In this…

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Filial responsibility – Can I be responsible for my parent’s medical debt?

A filial responsibility law is one making relatives financially responsible for the care of another. Virtually every state requires parents…

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Medicaid: Cases

Cooperative federalism is not license to re-write clear federal rules (Co. App.) Ruth Koehler sued the Department after it terminated…

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Medicaid: Community Spouse Income Allowance

Hogberg v. State Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 2009 Conn. Super. LEXIS 50 (2009). Lynda Hogberg was admitted to a nursing…

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