Swartz v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

KELLEY, Judge.

Carrie Swartz (Swartz) appeals from a final order on the merits entered by the Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) on October 10, 1996. The final order on the merits affirmed the March 15, 1996 final administrative action order entered by the DPW, Office of Hearings and Appeals, *590denying Swartz’s request for medical assistance (MA) benefits. We affirm.

Swartz’s husband, Robert F. Swartz, was consecutively hospitalized at three separate hospitals from February 14, 1995 until he passed away on May 18, 1995. The bills for her husband’s medical treatment exceeded…