Alaska Supreme Court September 23, 2011, S-13913 (Pfeifer v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Public Assistance)

OPINION

CARPENETI, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

An elderly woman requiring long-term medical care gave $120,000 to her son in February 2007. The mother believed that the gift would not prevent her from receiving Medicaid coverage if she lived long enough to exhaust her remaining assets.