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· 4/15/2005

Health Management Systems, Inc. Ex Rel. Iowa Department of Human Services v. Laughead

Citations

  • 696 N.W.2d 312
  • 2005 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 51
  • 2005 WL 857095

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the probate definition of “estate” and the general probate laws do not apply because the estate recovery statute “is a specific law that addresses the particular matter at issue”
  • concluding decedent’s estate was liable for all Medicaid benefits paid on decedent’s behalf over seven years, including nursing home care

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