Medicaid Planning Strategies

Two U.S. District Courts have rejected the Eastern District of Michigan's ruling that private individuals who believe they are not receiving proper benefits under their state's Medicaid program cannot sue state officials.

A federal district court has issued a ruling that could affect millions of nursing home residents receiving or hoping to receive assistance from Medicaid.

A federal jury has ordered a nursing home owner to pay $312.8 million for neglecting a former resident. The judgment is reported to be the largest nursing home verdict ever.

The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that in determining a Medicaid applicant's eligibility for benefits, Medicaid officials cannot count the principal of a trust created by the applicant after she waived her right to any of the principal in...

A Florida jury awarded $3 million in compensatory damages and $17 million in punitive damages because of a corporate policy resulting in substandard care.