United States Supreme Court
WISCONSIN DEPT. OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVS. v. BLUMER, 00-952
The "income-first" method used by most states to calculate Medicaid eligibility for nursing home residents, which requires that potential income transfers from the institutionalized spouse be deemed "community spouse's income" for purposes of determining such eligibility, does not conflict with the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988, enacted to protect the financial well-being of spouses of institutionalized nursing home residents.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/20/2002
- Published 02/20/2002
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