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On October 24th and 25th, 2023, the Tennessee Justice Center will present its annual two day virtual training event on Medicaid eligibility. This event is designed for health care providers and advocates. Information regarding what’s covered and how to register is below: Medicaid Eligibility Boot Camp – A Virtual Training Event Navigating the Red Tape […]

We’re just getting to the point where we’re producing videos for EZ Elder Law. There are, after all, only so many hours in the day. This video published on September 17, 2023, runs through basic Medicaid eligibility in Georgia under the 2023 rules. It focuses on nursing home Medicaid and home health Medicaid. Slides for […]

Join the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Renewals webinars focused on special populations. This webinar series will provide partners with strategies to reach out to diverse communities and audiences to share information about Medicaid and CHIP […]

In United States v. Florida (Case No. 12-cv-60460-MIDDLEBROOKS/Hunt), decided in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 14, 2023, the Court found that unjustified institutionalization of individuals with disabilities is unacceptable. The Court’s opinion included the following case overview: The children at issue here are under 21 years old […]

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The FDA has approved Leqembi (Lecanemab) for patients with mild dementia and other symptoms caused by early Alzheimer’s disease. Approval followed a determination that a confirmatory trial verified clinical benefit. Leqembi is the first amyloid beta-directed antibody to be converted from an accelerated approval to a traditional approval for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. In […]

Until recently, the IRS has said little (if anything) regarding whether assets the beneficiary of an irrevocable trust receives get a step up in basis following the Grantor’s death. With issuance of Revenue Ruling 2023-2, that has changed. The IRS has spoken. In RR 2023-2, the IRS posed the following hypothetical which I’ve edited slightly: […]

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In PR v. Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (NJ. App. Div. 6/8/2023), the State was authorized to recover Medicaid benefits incorrectly paid. It was not, however, authorized to play fast and loose by withdrawing a waiver of a portion of its claim as part of the Commissioner’s review. Peter and Uma, an unmarried […]

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The collateral estoppel (issue preclusion) rule is part of the finality doctrine along with Res Judicata (claim preclusion). It general prevents a party from re-litigating the same issue in a second court. In other words, you don’t get a second bite at the apple in another court simply because you were dissatisfied with the result […]

Medicare includes a nursing home benefit of up to 100 days following a qualifying hospital stay. The Medicare rehabilitation benefit is per spell of illness. On reason we say “up to” is because the Medicare benefit is a rehabilitation benefit and it ends when the need for skilled therapy ends. Historically, that meant Medicare coverage […]

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The SSI rules are a good beginning point because Medicaid cannot impose rules more restrictive than the SSI rules. SSI excludes burial funds up to the exemption limit which is currently $1,500 for the applicant and the applicant’s spouse. POMS SI 01130.410. Burial funds can be: revocable burial contracts; revocable burial trusts; other revocable burial […]

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