State can recover Medicaid costs from annuity 
Published: February 1, 2012
Tags: estate planning, Medicaid, Medicaid planning
Federal law permits a state to recover against a community spouse’s annuity for an institutionalized spouse’s Medicaid costs, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Court to consider health care law’s Medicaid mandate
Published: November 14, 2011
Tags: Congress, health care, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Supreme Court
As part of a broad examination of the federal health care law, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether Congress impermissibly conditioned states’ federal Medicaid funding on the adoption of expanded eligibility and coverage thresholds.
HEALTHCARE REFORM
Published: November 14, 2011
Tags: Congress, health care, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Supreme Court
Does the doctrine of coercion prohibit Congress from conditioning states’ federal Medicaid funding on the adoption of expanded eligibility and coverage thresholds under the federal health care law?
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Court ponders individual right to sue over state Medicaid rule
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: October 3, 2011
Tags: Medicaid, private right of action, Supremacy Clause, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its October 2011 Term with oral arguments in a case that considers whether private plaintiffs can sue to enjoin a state from deviating from federal Medicaid program requirements.
State Medicaid eligibility rules apply retroactively
Published: September 29, 2011
Tags: estate planning, Medicaid
State Medicaid eligibility rules could be applied retroactively, even though they rendered ineligible an elderly woman who had made financial decisions in accordance with preexisting regulations in order to protect her right to benefits, the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled in affirming an administrative decision.
AstraZeneca to pay state $2.5 million for overpricing
Published: August 18, 2011
Tags: AstraZeneca, drug pricing litigation, Medicaid, prescription drugs, Prilosec
AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $2.5 million in a legal settlement with the state of Idaho over the cost of drugs for the state’s Medicaid program.
State can impose Medicaid liens
Published: July 1, 2011
Tags: Medicaid, Medicaid liens, Social Security Act
A state can impose liens on the property of a Medicaid beneficiary for the purpose of recovering its medical costs from personal injury settlements and awards, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Caregiver contract counts against Medicaid eligibility
Published: April 14, 2011
Tags: estate planning, Medicaid, retirement planning
A Medicaid applicant’s $20,000 payment to her daughter for future caregiver services counted against her eligibility for nursing home benefits, a Massachusetts appellate court has ruled in affirming judgment.
NY nixes damages caps but proposes other reforms
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 31, 2011
Tags: damages caps, med-mal reform, Medicaid, medical malpractice, tort reform
A New York proposal to cap medical-malpractice damages at $250,000 vanished from the tentative budget agreement between the state legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo.
New York considers med-mal caps
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 16, 2011
Tags: damages caps, expert witnesses, Medicaid, medical malpractice, tort reform
New York is weighing tort reform measures that include capping non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases at $250,000.
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