Medicaid

Social Security Announces 2.5 Percent Benefit Increase for 2025

On October 10, 2024, the Social Security Administration announced that Americans will increase a 2.5 percent cost of living increase…

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Medicaid’s payment of medical bills does not bar recovery from negligent party

When an injured party sues someone who negligently injured him or her, one form of damages the injured party may…

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Promissory Notes

When the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 changed 42 U.S.C. § 1396p, new restrictions were imposed on promissory notes. Subsection…

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Refusal to Answer Medicaid’s Questions Justified Denial of Eligibility

In Lamle ex rel. Lamle v. Shropshire (W.D. Oklahoma 5/29/2024), a United States District Court upheld a denial of benefits…

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How much protection does a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust really provide?

In Hammerberg v. Department of Human Servs. (Minn. Ct. App. 4/22/2024), the State made an estate recovery claim against what…

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TennCare’s Medicaid Renewal Process was Illegal and Flawed

The Tennessee Justice Center and its legal partners brought a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Middle…

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Georgia Medicaid Waiver Programs

Section 1115 of the Medicaid statute allows sates to test new or existing ways to deliver and pay for health…

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Locating Medicaid Law

Sometimes finding Medicaid law is tough, but we hope to give you resources here. Federal and state statutes, regulations and…

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Medicaid Estate Recovery is Required

At common law there is no obligation to reimburse the government for financial support and services received while impoverished. When…

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Structure of the Medicaid Program

“Each participating State develops a plan containing reasonable standards . . . for determining eligibility for and the extent of…

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