Medicaid Rules

The fairness of current laws that allow older Americans to keep or transfer certain assets and still qualify for Medicaid coverage of long-term care was debated in the July 7 issue of USA Today. In an editorial, USA Today claims...

Moving to a nursing home can bring up many emotions that are hard to cope with, such as feelings of abandonment, loss, disorientation and frustration. It''s little wonder that more than half of nursing home residents suffer from depression,...

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 . . .

A federal appeals court has ruled that 230,000 Medicare Part D beneficiaries who were erroneously mailed a premium r...

Medicaid beneficiaries who need help living at home could soon choose to receive a cash allowance to hire their own home care workers or even pa...

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...

In order to qualify for Medicaid, a nursing home resident's income must not be above a certain level. ...

A recent Louisiana case shows the harmful impact on Medicaid eligibility that the lack of a written caregiving agreement can have.  ...