Martin v. Blum

OPINION OF THE COURT

Betty D. Friedlander, J.

On December 31, 1979, petitioner applied for Medicaid for the expenses she incurred in connection with the birth of her son on October 12, 1979. These expenses amounted to $350 in hospital bills (all were paid by insurance) and $602 in doctor bills. The doctors’ bills were not covered by insurance and it is reimbursement for these bills which are in issue here.

The sole source of income for petitioner’s family which includes petitioner, her spouse, and two children was Mr. Martin’s salary as a deliveryman for Brady Supply Corporation. His earnings…