Ohlson v. Weil

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

In this action concerning coverage under the Colorado Medical Assistance Act (Medicaid), plaintiff, Brenda Ohlson, appeals the district court’s order in favor of defendants, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (Department), and its executive director, Alan Weil, which upheld a determination by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) that Ohlson’s medically necessary body brace was not a covered expense. We reverse and remand with directions.

Ohlson, who is 35 years old, suffers from spinal muscular dystrophy and is wheelchair-bound. She requires a molded…