Update on Talevski v. Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County

3 years ago

In our August 26, 2022, News Roundup, we reported that Talevski v. Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County (HHC)…

CMS Virtual Workshops: List Published 9-21-2022

3 years ago

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regularly records and posts informational workshops on a variety of subjects. For…

Articles – Week of September 23, 2022

3 years ago

We regularly scour the internet looking for information relating to elder care, special needs and elder law. Although we review…

Medicaid Planning

3 years ago

Medicaid planning is discussed in more detail in subsequent chapters. Planning is the process of restructuring an estate in a…

Transfer Penalties

3 years ago

Medicaid beneficiaries cannot “fix” eligibility by giving away resources. A transfer of resources without receipt of fair market value will…

Changing the Default Rules for a Community Spouse

3 years ago

As with the income rules, the resource defaults may be changed. First, if all of the Applicant's income has been…

Default Community Spouse Resource Allowance

3 years ago

A Community Spouse is entitled to a resource allowance in addition to the income allowance. 42 U.S. Code § 1396r–5(f)(1)…

Deeming

3 years ago

The SSI regulations describe deeming as the process of considering another person's income or resources to be your own. See…

Resource Eligibility

3 years ago

As a general rule, all countable resources owned by the Institutionalized Spouse are considered available to pay his or her…