On June 18, 2012, Judge Sandra Beck of the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio sided with a group of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension recipients in Ledford, et al., vs. Michael B. Colbert, director, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Case No. 1:10-cv-706.
Judge Beck found that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) violated federal law by not providing recipients of the Medicaid assisted living waiver a $90 Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) in the patient liability calculation of their Medicaid budget when the individual is a recipient of VA Aid and Attendance benefits. Continue reading
