Medicaid Planning Strategies
After a Medicaid recipient dies, the state must attempt to recoup from his or her estate whatever benefits it paid for the recipient's care. There are steps you can take to protect your home.
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Medicaid 101
When one member of a couple moves to a nursing home, we expect that spouse will be the first to die, but this isn’t always the case. What happens if a Medicaid recipient's spouse dies first?...
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Medicaid 101
When one spouse qualifies for Medicaid to pay for a nursing home stay, the spouse who is at home is often left without many resources.
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Medicaid 101
When applying for Medicaid, many people often forget about life insurance. But depending on the type of life insurance and the value of the policy, it can count as an asset. ...
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Medicaid 101
Navigating the Medicaid application process can be complicated, especially if you are applying for long-term care benefits. Having an attorney help you through the process can be extremely helpful. ...
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Medicaid 101
You may have heard that transferring assets, or helping someone to transfer assets, to achieve Medicaid eligibility is a crime. Is this true? ...
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Medicaid 101
Do you need an attorney for even "simple" Medicaid planning? This depends on your situation, but in most cases, the prudent answer would be "yes." ...
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Medicaid 101
While reverse mortgages may look like no-lose propositions on the surface, they also have some significant downsides. ...
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Elderlaw 101
Reverse mortgages make it possible for house-rich but cash-poor elders to use their housing equity to pay for home care while they remain in the home, or to use the money for anything else. ...
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Medicaid 101