Legal Opinion

Walter O. Boswell Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Yavapai County

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided February 4, 1986No. 1 CA-CIV 8329PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FROEB, Chief Judge.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether medical expenses may be deducted from resources to calculate net worth for determining eligibility for indigent medical care pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-297(B)(2).

Although primary responsibility for indigent health care was shifted to the state in October 1982 through the implementation of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), each county retains a residual responsibility to provide health care to any indigent county resident who is not enrolled in AHCCCS. See A.R.S. §§ 11-291 and 36-2903(A) and (B). On…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Haley v. Commissioner of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
  2. George Hogan v. Margaret Heckler, Phillip JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  3. St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1981
  4. McLeod v. ChiltonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1981
  5. Begay v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1972

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. John C. Lincoln Hospital v. Maricopa CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2004
  2. Blum v. STATE, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1992
  3. Hession v. Illinois Department of Public AidIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  4. In Re Kurzyniec EstateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Matarazzo v. RoweSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993

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