On June 7, 2012, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on methods to reduce improper payments to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported an estimated $21.9 billion of improper payments to Medicaid and $43 billion of...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last week regarding abuse of the Veterans Pension Program which is likely to spur a major change in the eligibility rules and make it more difficult for a wartime veteran (or his or her surviving spouse) to...
Effective September 1, 2011, Texas Probate Code Section 865 was amended to allow a guardianship court, upon application to approve gifts on behalf of the ward for the following purposes, in addition to tax-motivated gifts: “… or to transfer a portion of the ward’s estate...
As of March 1, 2012, the Texas Medicaid for the Elderly and People with Disabilities Handbook (which is a publication of the policy rules for long –term care Medicaid eligibility) now provides that “a transfer of a person’s home does not result in a transfer...
