Public Benefits

Divorce as a Medicaid Planning Option

Divorce is one of the most aggressive Medicaid planning tools. Divorce should not be approached lightly and should not be…

3 years ago

News Round-up – August 30, 2021

Ed Asner died on August 29, 2021. He is most well known for playing Lou Grant, but my personal favorite…

3 years ago

News Round-up – August 17, 2021

National Institutes of Health: The Amazing Brain: A Sharper Image of the Pyramidal Tract Administration for Community Living: DOL announced…

3 years ago

News Roundup, 7-29-2021

National Institutes of Health (NIH): Tips to Make Mealtimes Easier for People with Alzheimer's Decoding Heart-Brain Talk to Prevent Sudden…

3 years ago

News Roundup, July 19, 2021

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced: Reports shows that words matter. Language can reduce mental health and additional stigman.…

3 years ago

News Roundup – June 30, 2021

WFSU Public Media reported that Group Homes For Those With Developmental Disabilities Face A Growing Worker Shortage. Developmental disability service…

3 years ago

Medicaid: A Joint Federal-State Program

In Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Assn., 496 U.S. 498 (1990), the Supreme Court stated: Medicaid is a cooperative federal-state program…

3 years ago

Medicaid: Standard of Review in Appellate Cases & Interpretation of Statutes, Regulations and Manuals

In Georgia Department of Community Health v. Medders, 292 Ga. App. 439, 2008 Ga. App. LEXIS 804 (2008) the Court…

3 years ago

Tenncare Estate Recovery, New Statute of Limitations

TCA 30-2-310 was amended effective April 7, 2021. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 30-2-310, is amended by adding the following as…

3 years ago

Caregiver child exception to penalty on transfer of the home

The general rule under 42 U.S. Code ยง 1396p(c)(1) is that any transfer for less than fair market value results…

3 years ago