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MassHealth Acknowledges Promissory Note
 In a recent MassHealth case the Office of Medicaid acknowledges a promissory note and rolls back the penalty period by a full year from their inital denial.
The case involved a 91-year-old nursing home resident who transferred $244,000 to his niece in August 2006, putting his assets below $2,000 for MassHealth eligibility. Subsequently an application for MassHealth benefits was filed in September 2006 at the Revere MassHealth Enrollment Center which denied it due to the transfer. Upon filing an appeal, in November 2006 the niece converted $89,000 of the transferred assets into a promissory note in compliance with the DRA, and completed a "partial cure" in the amount of $18,700, paying her uncle's nursing home through November 2006.
The Board of Hearings on appeal subtracted the the value of the entire value of the promissory note ($89,000) from the disqualifying transfer ($244,000) and acknowledge the partial cure, resulting in an adjusted transfer of $135,700. Ultimately, the orginal penalty period was rolled back almost a full year.
This succesful outcome validates the use of promissory notes. However, it is still not clear whether the Office of Medicaid will postpone the penalty period start date upon reapplication because the promissory note payments are being used to pay the nursing facility.
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New England's Lupus Foundation Annual Fundraising Gala Scheduled for April 21st
 The Lupus Foundation of New England will host its exciting, high-profile annual fundraising World Series Gala on Saturday, April 21, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. This year's event will be hosted by Susan Wornick of WCVB-TV Channel 5 and this year's honoree and 2007 recipient of "The Altruism Award" is Elyse Smith, former president of Lupus Foundation.
For more information on attending or sponsoring this event contact Beverly Jarosz at 508/872.5200, ext. 14.
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Wizanskys Honored for Dedication as Mental Health Professionals
The National Association of Social Workers recently honored Brookline's Margo and David Wizansky as "Social Workers of the Year" for their passion and dedication as mental health professionals. The NASW cited the couple's pioneering work with community living, specifically, as founders of their company, Specialized Housing, Inc., an innovative and highly effective program which helps developmentally challenged adults find housing and jobs as meriting.
The Wizanskys will return to speak about their work at M&A's First-Monday lunch series this upcoming November.
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JF&CS Hosts "Understanding Elder Care" Workshop
On April 26, from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the Boston Marriott Hotel in Newton, Jewish Family & Children's Service will host a free informative workship on ways to navigate the "system" of providing elder care.
Presenters will include: Karen Wasserman, Director of Geriatric Care Management; Susan Shapiro, Director of The Lebovitz Family Safe at Home program, specializing in Alzheimer's-specific care management; Marsha Frankel, Director of Mental Health; and Nancy Mazonson, Director of the Parkinson's Disease Family Support Program.
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