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12 Feb SUCCESS STORY OF THE MONTH – SPENDLESS SPENDDOWN

Posted at 21:18h in Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Home

Husband (the “institutionalized spouse”) enters into a nursing home in November 2018 while his 70 year old wife (the “community spouse”) lives at home. Husband has no long-term care insurance and his income is insufficient to pay for his care (generally at least $5,000 to...

12 Feb STATE POLICY ON EXCLUDING IRAs AS A RESOURCE FOR MEDICAID CLARIFIED (BUT FURTHER CLARITY IS NEEDED)

Posted at 21:12h in Assisted Living, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning

Although there are many still unanswered questions and there has been no written policy since changes were initially announced last August, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) on February 7, 2019 attempted to clarify its new policy regarding treatment of retirement accounts (traditional...