What Is a Miller Trust? Miller Trusts Can Help You Qualify For Medicaid. If your income is too high to qualify for Medicaid long-term care benefits, you may be able to set up a Miller Trust to divert some of…
How to apply for Medicaid Below is a general guide to the Medicaid application process. Be sure to contact your local Medicaid office for state-specific rules. Note: Your Medicaid office may be called the Department of Health, the Department of Social Services, the Department…
Importance of Having the Right Power of Attorney When Applying for Medicaid A Power of Attorney is one of the most important documents for an older person to have, especially when they plan on applying for Medicaid Long Term Care…
How Medicaid And Medicare Fit Into Planning For Long-Term Care How Medicaid And Medicare Fit Into Planning For Long-Term Care. Beginning this year, workers in Washington state must pay 58 cents of every $100 they earn into the Washington…
Showing Transfers Were for Purposes Other Than to Qualify for Medicaid Benefits By Jill Roamer, J.D., CIPP/US Medicaid Planning, Case Law When someone needs long-term care and applies for Medicaid benefits, there is a look-back period. The Medicaid agency will look back a…
Is There an Appeal Right for Denial to Reopen a Medicaid Application? SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 By Jill Roamer, J.D., CIPP/US Medicaid Planning, Case Law Is There an Appeal Right for Denial to Reopen a Medicaid Application? Due process, as guaranteed by the…
Should I Worry about Medicaid Estate Recovery? What is It? The Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) may be used to recoup costs paid toward long-term care. It’s designed to help make the program affordable for the government, but it can…
I’m NOT in a Low-Income Bracket, I Couldn’t Possibly Qualify for Medicaid, Think Again! I’m NOT in a Low-Income Bracket, I Couldn’t Possibly Qualify for Medicaid, Think Again! Think you make too much money to be eligible for Medicaid? Have…