Hillhaven Corp. v. Department of Health & Family Services

¶ 1. The Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) and the Bureau of Health Care Financing appeal from an order of the Dane County Circuit Court reversing a DHFS decision. DHFS determined that a trust set up by the Hillhaven Corporation, Vencor, Inc., to provide health benefits to its employees was "self-insurance" for purposes of DHFS's Medical Assistance Program reimbursement methodology. The circuit court concluded that there was no basis by which to categorize the Hillhaven trust as self-insurance. DHFS argues that the circuit court erred because DHFS's determination that the trust…