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New Study Questions Benefit of Estate Recovery Programs
In 1993, Congress passed a law requiring that states try to recover from the estates of deceased Medicaid recipient...
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The Top Eight Mistakes People Make With Medicaid
Medicaid planning can be a difficult and confusing process. The following are some common mistakes people make when...
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 moreAnother Study Casts Doubt on the Need to Tighten Medicaid Transfer Laws
A new issue paper by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that most elderly people do not have assets sufficient to fi...
Read moreAdvice for Medicaid Beneficiaries on Making the Leap to the Medicare Drug Plan
This New Year may bring more confusion than joy to the more than six million beneficiaries with both Medicare and Me...
Read moreNursing Home Costs Rise Sharply in 2017
The median cost of a private nursing home room in the United States has increased to $97,455 a year, up 5.5 percent from 2016, according to Genworth's 2017 Cost of Care survey.
Read moreResidential Care Home Not Covered Under LTC Insurance Policy
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has ruled that a long-term care policyholder who moved to a resident...
Read moreHow to Care for Your Parents' Money While Caring for Your Parents
Two financial experts have written a valuable primer for those who are involved in their parents' financial lives.
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