Medicaid

Medicaid: Use of Burial Funds is Income

Use of Burial Funds for Care Results in them Being Treated as Income. In a one page decision, the ALJ affirmed an increase in Petitioner’s cost-share for December 2008 where Petitioner used funds set aside for burial for personal care. The ALJ noted this decision did not impact eligibility for any month other than December 2008.

OSAH-Unknown-Woodard-2-2009.pdf (February 20, 2009).

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