This database is currently sponsored by the Wisconsin chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. I thank them for their support!
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- Searches the full text of all decisions on this site
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- Currently covers all decisions from 2020 to date, plus select decisions going back to 2000; I am continually adding more (358 decisions published as of 10/29/24)
- Only decisions relevant or useful to elder law attorneys are included
- Have a decision that should be published? Email it to ben@bswright.com (or click here to upload as many decisions as you want in one go)
Introduction: How to Research and Use Fair Hearing Decisions
Recently Published
- CWA 213191 (07/15/2024) CSIA lost when petitioner moved to Group A
- CWA 213089 (07/02/2024) Substantiated fraud allowed DHS to deny IRIS applications
- MDV 177535 (02/09/2017) 100+ small gifts over four years not made with intent to qualify
- MDV 190237 (12/13/2018) Cash gifts to family one month before admission were divestments, but older gifts were not
- MDV 68/86274 (04/03/1995) Real estate sold to son below FMV was divestment, no written agreement re his services
- MDV 13/10761 (02/19/1997) Real estate sold to daughter below FMV was divestment, despite daughter’s payments of property expenses
- MDV 71/35825 (08/28/1998) Home sold on market for less than tax assessed value not a divestment
- MDV 40/44764 (2001) Home sold on market for less than tax assessed value not a divestment
- MDV 70/74428 (04/18/2006) Real estate transfers by POA were made with intent to qualify
- MDV 45/81748 (02/26/2007) Refinancing appraisal established FMV, despite arguments re deteriorated condition
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Decisions by Issue
Note: This outline is loosely based on the Medicaid Eligibility Handbook and will be tweaked as this database matures. For now, many entries will have no related fair hearing decisions.
1 / Applications and Renewals +
2 / Nonfinancial Eligibility +
3.4 / Spousal impoverishment +