Medicaid

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How Does the Medicaid Look-Back Period Work?
The Medicaid look-back period is a 60-month timeframe during which asset transfers are reviewed to determine eligibility for benefits. Improper transfers may result in penalties, delaying coverage.
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Transferring Assets to Qualify for Medicaid
Transferring assets to qualify for Medicaid can make you ineligible for benefits for a period of time. Before making any transfers, you need to be aware of the consequences.
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Nursing Home Residents Win Back Right to Sue
In recent years, nursing homes have increasingly asked — or forced — patients and their families to sign arbitration agreements prior to admission. By signing these agreements, patients or family members give up their right to sue if they believe the nursing home was responsible for injuries or the patient’s death.
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What Is a Life Estate?
The phrase “life estate” often comes up in discussions of estate and Medicaid planning, but what exactly does it mean?
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About to Turn 65? Your Health Insurer May Be Automatically Enrolling You in Its Own Medicare Plan
It turns out that some Medicare-age people are having important decisions about Medicare made for them, often without their knowledge.
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Fighting Nursing Home Discrimination Against Medicaid Recipients
While it is illegal for a nursing home to discriminate against a Medicaid recipient, it still happens. To prevent such discrimination, nursing home residents and their families need to know their rights.
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Beware of Non-Lawyers Offering Medicaid Planning Advice
In recent years a number of non-lawyers have started businesses offering Medicaid planning services to seniors. While using one of these services may be cheaper than hiring a lawyer, the overall costs may be far greater.
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Medicaid’s Benefits for Assisted Living Facility Residents
Assisted living facilities are a housing option for people who can still live independently but who need some assistance. Costs can range from $2,000 to more than $6,000 a month, depending on location. Medicare won’t pay for this type of care, but Medicaid might. Almost all state Medicaid programs will cover at least some assisted living costs for eligible residents.
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The New MSA Reporting Requirement And The Probate Practictioner
There is a new CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) reporting requirement, Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid & SCHIP Extension Act (MMSEA), 42 USCS §1395(y)(b)(8), effective July 1, 2009 that we need to be prepared to advise litigation firms and the court when serving as Guardian Ad Litem.