Legal Opinion
Reames v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 14, 2005No. 04-6002PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Patti Reames, a Social Security recipient, appeals the lower court ruling that the Oklahoma Department of Human Services did not violate federal law when it determined that she cannot use a federal statutory “special needs trust” to prevent Oklahoma from taking her Social Security income as Medicaid co-pay. Because we conclude that Oklahoma is not acting contrary to Congressional intent, we AFFIRM.
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Reames is a 51-year-old disabled inhabitant of an Oklahoma nursing home whose only income is from monthly Social Security Disability (“SSD”) benefits payments she has received…
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