Medicaid Planning

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2014 federal guidelines for how much money the spouses of institutionalized Medicaid recipients may keep and the limit on how much a home can be worth for its owner...

A fear that the government will seize their house after they die is causing some people to not sign up for expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

The attorneys general of 30 states have sent a letter to CMS asking it to suspend and revise its rating system for nursing homes. . .

A new study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) raises concerns about the adequacy of consumer protections . . .

We have added a new section to "ElderLaw Info-Medicaid" that briefly summarizes the provisions of the Deficit Reduct...

Since Congress passed a law designed to improve the quality of nursing homes 20 years ago, nursing homes have improved, but there are still a lo...

Crusading ElderLawAnswers member attorney Jim Zeigler has written a valuable, step-by-step guide to both crisis and advance long-term care planning.

Becoming a caregiver for an elderly loved one can be an overwhelming experience. The Complete Eldercare Planner is a practical guide designed to help caregivers organize and manage all the tasks involved in eldercare.

Many people think that estate plans may be for someone else, but certainly not them. Here are ten compelling reasons to set up an estate plan, no matter what your age or net worth.