Medicaid Rules

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...

Whether you should prepare and file a Medicaid application by yourself or should hire help depends on answers to the following questions:...

Reunions, graduations, birthdays, and holidays: Whatever the occasion, nursing home residents don't want to miss out on family gatherings, but may be afraid that they will lose Medicare or Medicaid coverage if they leave the nursing home.

While Medicare gets most of the news coverage, Medicaid still remains a bit of mystery to many people.

A reverse mortgage can be a great tool in the right circumstances, but if you aren't careful you could end up losing your home. . .

The point of buying long-term care insurance is so you don't have to worry how to pay for a nursing home (or other types of long-term care). . .

We’ve all heard that it’s better to give than to receive, but if you think you might someday want to apply for Medicaid long-term care benefits, you need to be careful because giving away money or property can interfere with...

Medicare is launching a pilot program to determine whether relaxing its payment rules can help patients who require nursing home care after a hospital stay. . .

Some nursing homes are reaping profits at the same time that many are cutting back on care workers . . . ...