DHA Case No. MRA-70/110322 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals May 19, 2010) (DHS) ↓ Download the original decision This case is an example of using the fair hearing process to increase the Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA) beyond the normal limits. At the time of this case, the maximum CSRA would have been something […] Read more
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DHA Case No. MDV 144813 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals Jan. 18, 2013) (DHS) ↓ Download the original decision The petitioner in this case spent $195,000 on life-insurance-funded burial contracts (LIFBCs) to become eligible for Medicaid. She bought 13 of them, all for her children and their spouses, at a cost of $15,000 each. […] Read more
DHA Case No. MGE 148648 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals Sep. 4, 2013) (DHS) ↓ Download the original decision In this straightforward case, the issue was simply whether paying a private-rate nursing home bill reduced the petitioner’s countable assets. Unsurprisingly, it did. It appears the issue came up because the county chafed against a […] Read more