Medicaid Application

30 May Medicaid Planning with Tuition Savings Programs Gets Easier

Posted at 13:01h in 529 plan, Beneficiary, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, utma

In an apparent attempt to promote saving for higher education, a new rule (Section358.356) has been published in the Texas Administrative Code which now excludes tuition savings programs (such as a prepaid tuition program or higher education savings plan or a qualified tuition program that...

29 Apr Texas Senate Approves Overhaul of Long-Term Medicaid Care

Posted at 08:30h in Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer

The Texas Senate has approved a bill on long-term and acute care Medicaid to expand managed care services, to provide services at capitulated costs and to re-design functional assessments to more accurately assess patient needs. Some have expressed fears that Medicaid managed care plans would reduce...

01 Mar Bridge Loan Designed to Help Cash Poor Medicaid and VA Applicants

Posted at 21:38h in Alzheimer’s, Assisted Living, Disability Benefits, Medicaid Application, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Mortgage, Nursing Home

Often disability occurs suddenly at a time when people have limited cash resources to pay for care costs. So, even if the person might be eligible for public benefits, it often takes many months or longer for eligibility to be granted. Caregivers often do not...

28 Dec Proposed Texas Rule Excludes Tuition Savings Programs from being a Countable Resource for Medicaid Eligibility

Posted at 08:39h in 529 plan, Beneficiary, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicare, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, utma

Although irrevocable 529s (for college education) and UTMAs (accounts for minors) are not considered a resource for certain Texas Medicaid programs, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (which governs Medicaid eligibility in Texas) currently counts resources and income in prepaid tuition programs and higher...

19 Dec 2013 Protected Resource Amount Increase Helps Seniors with Spouses Pay Nursing Home Costs

Posted at 08:32h in Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home

The 2013 Protected Resource Amount dollar figures have recently been published. This is used to determine how much can be protected when one spouse is a nursing home and applies for Medicaid and the other spouse lives in the community. As many of you know, when...

02 Nov Long-Term Care Medicaid Reform Bill Proposed

Posted at 09:00h in Home Equity, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home

In what could be a harbinger of things to come, House Bill 6300 (the Medicaid Long-Term Care Reform Act of 2012) has been recently proposed to make findings or substantial changes in connection with Medicaid long-term care financing (which helps pay for care costs in...

27 Sep VETERANS AFFAIRS RULES AGAINST TRANSFERS TO GET BENEFITS EVEN THOUGH LAW HAS NOT YET CHANGED

Posted at 19:53h in Disability Benefits, Medicaid Application, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Veterans

In a somewhat stunning development, many veteran benefits planners are reporting that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has started denying some applications for benefits in cases where the veteran has made a recent transfer to reduce net worth to obtain benefits. For many years...

13 Aug Need Help with Nursing Home and Assisted Living Costs?

Posted at 07:05h in Assisted Living, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicare, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home

Transfer Penalty Rules Different for those Seeking Medicaid Assistance at Home Most people in need of care would prefer to stay at home rather than go to a nursing home. However, if you don’t have long-term care insurance or other ways to pay for the cost...

Medicaid Application

30 May Medicaid Planning with Tuition Savings Programs Gets Easier

29 Apr Texas Senate Approves Overhaul of Long-Term Medicaid Care

01 Mar Bridge Loan Designed to Help Cash Poor Medicaid and VA Applicants

28 Dec Proposed Texas Rule Excludes Tuition Savings Programs from being a Countable Resource for Medicaid Eligibility

19 Dec 2013 Protected Resource Amount Increase Helps Seniors with Spouses Pay Nursing Home Costs

02 Nov Long-Term Care Medicaid Reform Bill Proposed

27 Sep VETERANS AFFAIRS RULES AGAINST TRANSFERS TO GET BENEFITS EVEN THOUGH LAW HAS NOT YET CHANGED

13 Aug Need Help with Nursing Home and Assisted Living Costs?

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Medicaid Application

30 May Medicaid Planning with Tuition Savings Programs Gets Easier

29 Apr Texas Senate Approves Overhaul of Long-Term Medicaid Care

01 Mar Bridge Loan Designed to Help Cash Poor Medicaid and VA Applicants

31 Jan Estate and Gift Taxes Changes Limited by “Fiscal Cliff” Deal

28 Dec Proposed Texas Rule Excludes Tuition Savings Programs from being a Countable Resource for Medicaid Eligibility

19 Dec 2013 Protected Resource Amount Increase Helps Seniors with Spouses Pay Nursing Home Costs

16 Nov LANDMARK SETTLEMENT FOR MEDICARE PATIENTS WHO HAVE CHRONIC CONDITION AND ARE DISABLED

02 Nov Long-Term Care Medicaid Reform Bill Proposed

27 Sep VETERANS AFFAIRS RULES AGAINST TRANSFERS TO GET BENEFITS EVEN THOUGH LAW HAS NOT YET CHANGED

13 Aug Need Help with Nursing Home and Assisted Living Costs?