Jones v. Madison County

ANDREASEN, Justice.

The appellant requested financial assistance from the county after she was advised that her monthly pension check exceeded the amount for her to qualify for medical assistance under Medicaid (Title XIX) program, yet was not enough to pay for the cost of her care in a nursing home. The Madison County supervisors denied the request. The appellant contends that in so doing, the county violated the state law requiring the county to provide general relief to her, and also violated federal constitutional law requiring that the county provide procedural due process of her claim.

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