Legal Opinion
Forman v. Director of the Office of Medicaid
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 6, 2011No. 10-P-728PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
At issue is whether a particular lump-sum caregiver contract for future services between a mother and daughter was a disqualifying transfer of resources for Medicaid purposes, pursuant to 130 Code Mass. Regs. § 520.007(J)(4) (2006). The mother, plaintiff Janette Forman (mother), was a nursing home resident who applied to the defendant, the Director of the Office of Medicaid, for MassHealth 2 benefits to cover the cost of her long-term nursing care. MassHealth denied the mother’s application for nursing home benefits from October 28, 2008, to January 9, 2009, due to a disqualifying transfer of…
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