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.…
In States where Medicaid disability determinations are performed by the Social Security Administration, the eligibility rules cannot be more restrictive…
Medicaid beneficiaries cannot “fix” eligibility by giving away resources. A transfer of resources without receipt of fair market value will…
As with the income rules, the resource defaults may be changed. First, if all of the Applicant's income has been…
A Community Spouse is entitled to a resource allowance in addition to the income allowance. 42 U.S. Code § 1396r–5(f)(1)…
As a general rule, all countable resources owned by the Institutionalized Spouse are considered available to pay his or her…