Legal Opinion
Bennetto v. Department of Public Aid
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 12, 1990No. 1—89—0144PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE LaPORTA
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Angela Bennetto, applied for medicaid benefits and was denied. The denial was affirmed after an administrative review, and she appealed to the trial court, which also affirmed. We reverse and remand for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.
Three issues were raised on appeal: whether the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDEA) breached a duty to assist the plaintiff in obtaining benefits by securing necessary verifications to support her application; whether plaintiff should have been granted benefits…
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