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Medicaid and "The Granny’s Lawyer Goes to Jail" Law: Questioning the Criminalization of Attorney’s Advice

University of South Carolina

J. Eagle Shutt

University of South Carolina

J. Matthew Miller

Law Firm of Baston, Nolan, Brice, Williamson & Girsky

This sociolegal study examines the propriety of Congress’s criminalization of paid legal advice that facilitates Medicaid eligibility. Congress’s response to the Medicaid funding crisis is first placed in its historical context. It is argued that criminal penalties for such advice are inadvisable due to inherent ethical conflicts for attorneys, as well as enforcement difficulties. Moreover, criminal penalties do not offer a genuine solution to the systemic problems of long-term elder care.

Key Words: Medicaid fraud • attorney advice

Criminal Justice Policy Review, Vol. 14, No. 1, 96-105 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0887403402250921


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