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Medical Marijuana Not Allowed at Nursing Home
A nursing home resident with multiple sclerosis is not allowed to smoke marijuana at his nursing home even though he...
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Bush at Odds With Own Party in Effort to Block Medicaid Coverage for Hurricane Victims
There are reports of a growing rift between President Bush and other Republicans over how to care for Katrina survi...
Read moreGAO Study Fails to Find Significant Medicaid Asset Transfer Problem
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reinforces claims that the level of assets being transfe...
Read moreVermont Agrees to Federal Spending Cap on Medicaid
Vermont has entered into an agreement with federal Medicaid officials to create an experimental program under which ...
Read moreMajor Asset Transfer Restrictions Dropped From Senate Bill
Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee were reported to have reached an agreement on Medicaid and other...
Read moreElderLawAnswers Member Featured on NPR's Morning Edition
In a segment on proposals to tighten Medicaid's asset transfer rules, National Public Radio's Morning Edition...
Read moreAdult Children Could Be on Hook for Parents' Nursing Home Bills
The adult children of elderly parents in many states could be held liable for their parents' nursing home bills as a...
Read moreFeds Release 2019 Guidelines Used to Protect the Spouses of Medicaid Applicants
The federal government has released the 2019 federal guidelines for how much money the spouses of Medicaid recipients may keep, as well as related Medicaid figures..
Read moreCongress Passes Bill Containing Punitive New Medicaid Transfer Rules
By a vote of 216-214, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed budget legislation that will impose punitive new ...
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