Majurin v. Department of Social Services

Defendant appeals as of right from the February 2, 1987, order of the Ontonagon Circuit Court which reversed defendant’s decision to deny plaintiff retroactive medical assistance (Medicaid) benefits. We reverse the lower court’s order and reinstate the denial of Medicaid benefits to plaintiff._

In the late spring of 1985 plaintiff had open heart surgery, for which he incurred substantial medical expenses. Following surgery, he submitted a claim to Medicare, his primary medical insurance carrier, which took several months to process. In November, 1985, Medicare informed him that approximately…