Doe v. Vermont Office of Health Access

¶ 1. John Doe, a Medicaid recipient, and the State appeal the trial court’s decision allowing the State to partially recover the amount of its lien against Doe’s settlement with a third party. The trial court calculated the State’s reimbursement pursuant to Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services v. Ahlborn, 547 U.S. 268 (2006). We affirm in part, and reverse and remand in part.

¶ 2. The underlying facts are undisputed. In 1992, when Doe, a Vermont resident, was nine years old, he was catastrophically injured and paralyzed in an automobile accident. He was riding in the back seat of the…