Medicaid Planning Strategies

One of the greatest fears of older Americans is that they may end up in a nursing home. This not only means a great loss of personal autonomy, but also a tremendous financial price. Careful planning can help ease the...

Medicaid 101

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 of transfers made during a lookback period.

Medicaid 101

Medicaid is a public benefits program that provides health insurance to low-income children, seniors, and people with disabilities. In addition, it covers care in a nursing home for those who qualify.

Medicaid 101

A recent Connecticut case highlights the risk to family members of nursing home residents who don't live up to their financial commitments . . . ...

A reverse mortgage can be a great tool in the right circumstances, but if you aren't careful you could end up losing your home. . .

The point of buying long-term care insurance is so you don't have to worry how to pay for a nursing home (or other types of long-term care). . .

If you think you might someday want to apply for Medicaid long-term care benefits, you need to be careful about giving away money or property.

Medicaid 101

Medicare is launching a pilot program to determine whether relaxing its payment rules can help patients who require nursing home care after a hospital stay. . .

One of the key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the new health reform law, gives money to states to expand Medicaid to . . . ...