How to Qualify for Medicaid: Eligibility and Transfer Rules

Traditionally, Medicaid has paid for long-term care in a nursing home, but because most individuals would rather be cared for at home and home care is cheaper, all 50 states now have Medicaid programs that offer at least some home...

Medicaid 101

More and more states are switching to a managed care model when dealing with Medicaid long-term care patients, a change that has resulted in a loss of services in some cases.

Medicaid 101

One area that causes a lot of confusion regarding Medicaid is the lookback period. What exactly does it mean for applicants? Learning more about it helps to avoid asset transfer penalties when qualifying for benefits.

Medicaid 101

Most long-term care involves assisting with basic personal needs rather than providing medical care.

Medicaid 101

There are circumstances in which transferring a house will not result in a Medicaid penalty period, and one of those is if the Medicaid applicant transfers the house to a "caretaker child."  ...

Medicaid 101

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

Medicaid 101

When one spouse is in a nursing home and applying for Medicaid, planning has to take into account the possibility that the spouse who is not in the nursing home (called the "community spouse") may pass away first.

Medicaid 101

For many Medicaid applicants, individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are one of their biggest assets. If you do not plan properly, IRAs can count as an available asset and affect Medicaid eligibility requirements.

Medicaid 101

When one member of a couple moves to a nursing home, we expect that spouse will be the first to die, but this isn’t always the case. What happens if a Medicaid recipient's spouse dies first?...

Medicaid 101