Rivera v. Commissioner of Public Welfare

The Commissioner of Public Welfare appeals from a Superior Court judge’s order allowing the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment. 2 The plaintiffs individually applied to the Department of Public Welfare (department) for medical assistance (MA) benefits. Each plaintiff worked full time but did not receive any medical benefits from her employer. In determining the plaintiffs’ eligibility for MA benefits, the department considered the plaintiffs’ gross income. The department did not disregard the taxes and social security payments withheld from the plaintiffs’ income; rather it applied a…