Medicaid Application

14 Oct Success Story Of The Month – Spotting The Issues In A Medicaid Planning Case

Posted at 13:26h in Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Quality of Life, Success Story of the Month

Similar to tax planning, where the client often wants to pay as little taxes as possible and plan accordingly, many want to preserve as many resources as possible while obtaining Medicaid assistance so that the government will help pay for the cost of care in...

07 Oct 20 Common Mistakes When Completing A Nursing Home Medicaid Application Or Planning For Eligibility

Posted at 13:10h in Elder Justice, End of Life Care Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Home

The cost of long-term care is great (the average is around $7,500/month in Texas). As a result, many apply for long-term care Medicaid for governmental assistance to help pay for the facility and drugs. It is not unusual for us to receive calls after either...

28 May MEDICAID PLANNING BY NON-ATTORNEY IS A CRIMINAL ACT

Posted at 15:05h in Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Medicare

Adult child of a nursing home resident seeks planning to obtain governmental assistance for costly care. The facility advises the adult child, “Don’t worry, we pay a company that you have to use, that will plan for you and apply for your mom – you...

30 Dec Home Sweet Home – Equity Limit For Medicaid Increased For 2024

Posted at 12:40h in Medicaid Application

As of January 1, 2024, the homestead equity limit for a Medicaid applicant who is not married and who either applies for the nursing home Medicaid program or “waiver” home care Medicaid program will increase to $713,000 ($688,000 in year 2023). Thus, if the home...

01 Dec 15 Common Mistakes When Completing A Nursing Home Medicaid Application Or Planning For Eligibility

Posted at 18:03h in Medicaid Application, Nursing Home

The cost of long-term care is great (average is around $7,500/month in Texas). As a result, many apply for long-term care Medicaid for governmental assistance to help pay the facility and drugs. It is not unusual for us to receive calls after either a facility...

03 Oct Ten Common Mistakes When Completing A Nursing Home Medicaid Application

Posted at 10:39h in Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Medicare

The cost of long-term care is great (average is over $7,000/month in Texas). As a result, many apply for long-term care Medicaid for governmental assistance. It is not unusual for us to receive calls after either a facility or applicant has submitted an application and...

09 Jun Texas Medicaid Agency Again Loses Battle To Count Home As A Resource Without Prior Occupancy

Posted at 12:49h in Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Medicare

A Texas appeals court has again ruled against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s requirement that a long-term care Medicaid applicant occupy a home prior to moving into a nursing home for the home to be an excluded resource in determining long-term care Medicaid...

17 Jun SOLE BENEFITS TRUSTS COULD HELP NURSING HOME MEDICAID APPLICANT AND DISABLED BENEFICIARY

Posted at 16:10h in Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Home

Sole benefits trusts are an exception to the transfer penalty rules for long-term care (i.e., nursing home, some assisted living facilities, etc.) Medicaid. Since most Americans have inadequate or no long-term care insurance and Medicare generally has very limited coverage for skilled care, many seek...

26 May HOW TO PREVENT LOSS OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY WHEN SELLING YOUR HOMESTEAD

Posted at 20:27h in Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning

Usually the most valuable non-countable resource for a long-term care Medicaid recipient (whereby the government helps pay for care costs at a long-term care facility plus medications if the applicant/recipient has less than $2,000 of countable resources) is the homestead. Although there is no equity...

19 Mar HEALTH INSURANCE SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD ENDS MAY 15, 2021 – NEW COVID RELIEF BILL ALSO LIKELY TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT IN OBAMACARE

Posted at 17:43h in Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Medicare

As a result of COVID-19 and the new health problems resulting therefrom, President Biden signed an Executive Order for those either uninsured (around 29 million Americans) or under insured to get health insurance (Obamacare) for those in states served by marketplaces that use the HealthCare.gov...