March 2014

Although most first think only of “means-tested” (assets and income) eligibility for various Medicaid programs, one of the other requirements is a “medical necessity”.  The standard for nursing home Medicaid, Community Based Alternative (a Medicaid program which provides personal care services at home and in...

A Texas appeals court has upheld the conviction of an agent under a power of attorney who transferred funds to himself, supposedly to qualify his former grandmother-in-law for Medicaid. In an earlier proceeding, a jury sentenced the agent to 25 years in prison. Natho v....

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