Opinion
SC: 156132 COA: 329508 SC: 156133 COA: 329511 SC: 156134 COA: 331242
03-07-2018
Mary Ann HEGADORN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, Defendant-Appellee. Deborah D. Trim, Personal Representative of the Estate of Dorothy Lollar, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Department of Human Services Director, Defendant-Appellee. Roselyn Ford, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.
Order
On order of the Court, the motion to file response is GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the July 27, 2017 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed whether: (1) the Court of Appeals clearly erred in holding that the trust assets of the plaintiffs' spouses' and decedent Lollar's spouse are "countable assets" for purposes of Medicaid eligibility; and (2) the Department of Health and Human Services could base its decision on the retroactive application of a department policy adopted more than 45 days after the plaintiffs' applications were filed. The time allowed for oral argument shall be 20 minutes for each side. MCR 7.314(B)(1).
Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.