Judge Tosses Seniors’ Suit Against Oklahoma Officials Who Denied Medicaid Benefits

(May 31, 2024, 12:10 PM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY— An Oklahoma federal judge dismissed with prejudice a suit filed on behalf of three senior citizens whose applications for long-term care Medicaid benefits were denied, finding that the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) did not violate federal law by requesting information about the seniors’ asset transfers and associated promissory notes because the requested information the seniors failed to provide was necessary to determine Medicaid eligibility (Penelope Lamle, et al. v. Deborah Shropshire, et al., No. 22-391, W.D. Okla., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95213)....