Lewis v. Hegstrom’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1382B (§ 1613 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1396 (§ 1900 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1396A (§ 1902 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1396P (§ 1917 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Hensley v. Eckerhart · Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc. · Harris v. McRae · Maher v. Gagne · Kerr v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“for a period of at least 24 months, and (at State option) that all such individuals disposing of a home whose value exceeds the maximum amount payable under the State plan as medical assistance for 24 months of care in a skilled nursing facility shall be ineligible for a longer period which bears a reasonable relationship to the uncompensated value of the home.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Lewis v. Hegstrom“indicates that the period of ineligibility must be based on the average reimbursement rates a state has determined to be appropriate, which includes both the state's share and the recipient's share. Id. 27 The interpretation of the word”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Lewis v. Hegstrom“as bears a reasonable relationship (based upon the average amount payable under the state plan as medical assistance for care in a skilled nursing facility ) to the uncompensated value of the home.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Lewis v. Hegstrom
How this case has been treated — in progress
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