Federal law protects the healthy (or healthier) spouse of a nursing home resident. The healthier spouse is known in Medicaidland…
The following the committe report for the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (MCCA): The leading cause of financial catastrophe…
While nursing home bills accrue, the healthy or well spouse, known as the “Community Spouse,” [Note 1] struggles to identify…
If you agree to file a client's Medicaid application as part of your representation, here are a few practical considerations.…
As with the income rules, the resource defaults may be changed. First, if all of the Applicant's income has been…
Let's assume Betty, a widow, will go to a Georgia nursing home in the near future (using 2022 eligibility rules…
Several overriding rules control the creation and application of Medicaid eligibility criteria by the states. These rules are applicable to…
In Merritt v. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Case No. CA2021-04-044 (12/27/2021), Jerome Merrit applied for Ohio nursing…
The standards for the 2022 Community Spouse Resource Allowance and Community Spouse Monthly Income Allowance have been updated in the…
The worksheet below is not intended as a substitute for legal advice. It requires an understanding of the Medicaid budgeting…
