Medicaid Planning

With careful Medicaid planning, you may be able to preserve some of your estate for your children or other heirs while meeting the Medicaid asset limit.

Elderlaw 101

Medicaid has strict asset rules that compel many applicants to "spend down" their assets before they can qualify for coverage. It is important to know what you can spend your money on without endangering Medicaid eligibility.

Elderlaw 101

One of the greatest fears of older Americans is that they may end up in a nursing home. ...

Elderlaw 101

Congress has established a period of ineligibility for Medicaid for those who transfer assets. For transfers made prior to February 8, 2006, state Medicaid officials would look only at transfers made within the 36 months prior . . . ...

Elderlaw 101

Medicaid (called "Medi-Cal" in California, "MassHealth" in Massachusetts, and "TennCare" in Tennessee) is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to low-income children, seniors, and people with disabilities.

Elderlaw 101

While reverse mortgages may look like no-lose propositions on the surface, they also have some significant downsides. ...

Elderlaw 101

You may have heard that transferring assets, or helping someone to transfer assets, to achieve Medicaid eligibility is a crime. Is this true? ...

Elderlaw 101

Many people are willing to voluntarily care for a parent or loved one without any promise of compensation. Even so, ...

Elderlaw 101

The National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) has sent a letter to Congress calling for an inves...