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DERMODY v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

SJC-13199.

491 Mass. 223 (2023)

LAURIE A. DERMODY v. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

January 27, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse M. Boodoo, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Lisa M. Neeley for the plaintiff.

Patricia Keane Martin, Clarence D. Richardson, Jr., & C. Alex Hahn, for Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.

Robert G. Hamel purchased an annuity issued by Nationwide Life Insurance Company (Nationwide) to help his wife, Joan Hamel,1 become eligible for Medicaid benefits to pay for her long-term care. Robert named the Commonwealth as the primary remainder beneficiary to...

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