This database is currently sponsored by the Wisconsin chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and Krause Financial. I thank them for their support!
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- Currently covers all decisions from 2020 to date, plus select decisions going back to 2000; I am continually adding more (634 decisions published as of 02/06/2026)
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Introduction: How to Research and Use Fair Hearing Decisions
Recently Published
- MRA 13/84527 (07/10/2007) CSIA increased for CS in assisted living on private pay
- MDV 38/56284 (05/06/2003) CSIA increased, but expenses for church, cable, entertainment not allowed
- FCP 153514 (06/10/2014) Successful cost motion after appeal of fiscal test group income issue
- FCP 153514 (01/31/2014) CS not part of fiscal test group for Family Care, court-ordered support deducted
- MRA 145788 (04/05/2013) Income allocated to dependent children, minors and adult
- MRA 9/41969 (12/09/1999) Spouse enrolled in Community Waivers was a community spouse
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Decisions by Issue
Note: This outline is loosely based on the Medicaid Eligibility Handbook and will be tweaked as this database matures. For now, many entries will have no related fair hearing decisions.
1 / Applications and Renewals +
2 / Nonfinancial Eligibility +
3.4 / Spousal impoverishment +