Legal Opinion

State, Family & Social Services Administration v. Thrush

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided January 30, 1998No. 85A05-9606-CV-240PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RUCKER, Judge.

In this dispute concerning Medicaid eligibility the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of James Thrush. We address the following restated issue: did the trial court err in rejecting FSSA’s calculation' of Thrush’s Medicaid resource spend down liability. We reverse.

The facts show that Goldie Thrush was hospitalized from February 1991 to May 1991 at which time she died. Facing medical bills exceeding $180,000.00 her husband, James Thrush, filed an application with the Wabash County Office of Family and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Indiana Department of Public Welfare v. PayneIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Sullivan v. DayIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Roloff v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  4. Glaser v. Indiana State Department of Public WelfareIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Family & Social Services Administration v. CalvertIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. South Newton School Corp. Board of School Trustees v. South Newton Classroom Teachers Ass'nIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. Ada Brown v. Indiana Family and Social Services AdministrationIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015
  3. Sanders v. State, Family & Social Services AdministrationIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998

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