The court interpreted the relevant federal statutory provisions to mean that the State may recover from Ahlborn's settlement the sum stipulated as the total amount of Medicaid benefits paid to her, regardless of whether the settlement funds represented payments for the cost of medical services.
The court interpreted the relevant federal statutory provisions to mean that the State can reclaim from Ahlborn's settlement the sum agreed upon as the total Medicaid benefits paid to her, irrespective of whether those funds covered medical service costs.