Roloff v. Sullivan

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs contend that Indiana’s method of calculating the resources of Medicaid applicants, known as the first day of the month rule, is contrary to the Medicaid statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq. Specifically, plaintiffs challenge Indiana’s calculation of an applicant’s resources on the first day of the month without regard to any deple-tions of the applicant’s resources that occur later in the month. An applicant who depletes her resources in the middle of the month must wait to the beginning of the next month to qualify for Medicaid. Plaintiffs also claim that…