Medicaid Rules

Consumers in eight states are now able to compare'“for the first time--the quality of care provided by home health care agencies in their state. More . . .

When it comes to long-term care, which type of care is cheaper? A common misperception is that receiving care at hom...

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

In upholding the President Obama's health reform law, the Supreme Court ensured the preservation and continued roll-out of improvements and protections . . . ...

The "community spouse resource allowance" or CSRA assures that the spouses of Medicaid applicants will be able to keep at least some of the couple's assets.  ...

What if most of a couple's income is in the name of the institutionalized spouse and the income of the spouse living in the community is not enough to live on?  Medicaid has created some protections.

In order to qualify for Medicaid, you can't have more than $2,000 in assets (in most states). Many people forget about life insurance when calculating their assets, but depending on the type of life insurance and the value of the...