Legal Opinion
Allen v. Utah Department of Health, Division of Health Care Financing
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided June 22, 1992No. 910287-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILLINGS, Presiding Judge:
Petitioner Doyce Allen (Allen) appeals from a final order of respondent Utah Department of Health, Division of Health Care Financing (DHCF) denying him Medicaid benefits. We affirm.
FACTS
On January 23, 1991, Allen suffered a heart attack while in Arizona. He was subsequently transported to Utah where he underwent heart bypass surgery, resulting in medical costs exceeding $40,000.00. At the time of his heart attack, Allen had no health insurance and was ineligible for Medicare assistance because he was not sixty-five years old.
Allen applied for Medicaid benefits…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Schweiker v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Atkins v. RiveraSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Haley v. Commissioner of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Hession v. Illinois Department of Public AidIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
- Ramsey v. Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Matarazzo v. RoweSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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- A.M.L. v. Department of Health, Division of Health Care FinancingCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1993
- Peterson ex rel. Frei-Peterson v. Utah Department of Health, Division of Health Care FinancingCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1998
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