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Medicare Part D Can Hinder Ability to Spend Down to Medicaid
Many states have programs allowing individuals above the Medicaid income thresholds to spend down excess income on h...
Read moreBook Review: How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets
An attorney specializing in elder care and estate planning provides detailed and practical information on how Medicaid works and the strategies for qualifying for it to pay long-term care costs (2009 edition updated through Jan. 1, 2009).
Read moreFederal Appeals Court Deals Another Blow to Challengers of Medicaid Transfer Law
A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the consumer group...
Read moreFighting Nursing Home Discrimination Against Medicaid Recipients
While it is illegal for a nursing home to discriminate against a Medicaid recipient, it still happens. To prevent such discrimination, nursing home residents and their families need to know their rights.
Read moreReceiving an Inheritance While on Medicaid
For most people, receiving an inheritance is something good, but for a nursing home resident on Medicaid, an inherit...
Read morePart D Recipients Must Repay Mistaken Refunds, Court Rules
A federal appeals court has ruled that 230,000 Medicare Part D beneficiaries who were erroneously mailed a premium r...
Read moreNursing Home Residents Continue to Have Serious Problems Getting Proper Drugs
Most nursing home residents on Medicaid are likely not being enrolled in the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan ...
Read moreOmbudsmen: Front-Line Advocates for Nursing Home Residents
Disagreements with a nursing home can arise regarding any number of topics, including the quality of food, troubleso...
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