How to Qualify for Medicaid: Eligibility and Transfer Rules

Around the country, a handful of new approaches are being tried to do away with the hospital model for nursing homes and replace it with care that gives meaning to residents' lives, according to an article in the Washington Post.

The Court of Appeals of Iowa has ruled that a trust that terminates if it causes a Medicaid applicant to be denied benefits should still be counted among the applicant's assets. More . . .

In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision allowing states to use what is known as the "income-first" rule. Because of this decision, depending on the state, a community spouse of a Medicaid recipient could quickly be thrown into poverty...

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A California court says that a nursing home was largely responsible for the injuries of a resident who accidentally set himself on fire while smoking. Lawson v. Skyline Healthcare Center (Cal. Ct. App., 2 App. Dist., B142164, Oct. 3, 2001).

A new AARP study of baby boomers who are caring for both young children and aging parents finds that race, ethnicity and income play a crucial role in how they are coping with their responsibilities.

A federal district court has issued a ruling that could affect millions of nursing home residents receiving or hoping to receive assistance from Medicaid.

A federal jury has ordered a nursing home owner to pay $312.8 million for neglecting a former resident. The judgment is reported to be the largest nursing home verdict ever.

The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that in determining a Medicaid applicant's eligibility for benefits, Medicaid officials cannot count the principal of a trust created by the applicant after she waived her right to any of the principal in...

A Florida jury awarded $3 million in compensatory damages and $17 million in punitive damages because of a corporate policy resulting in substandard care.