Who Can Apply for Medicaid?

2 years ago

Who can file An application must be provided to anyone upon request and may be requested in person, by mail,…

Medicaid’s Obligation to Respond to a Medicaid Application

2 years ago

The Department must dispose of each application by a finding of eligibility or ineligibility, unless: (1) there is an entry…

Filing the Medicaid Application

2 years ago

Applicants seeking Medicaid must file a signed application with the Department. At this time, the application can be submitted through…

Right to Notices Regarding Medicaid from the Nursing Home

2 years ago

Carol and Wilbur Post are typical Elder Law clients. Carol married Wilbur more than forty years ago. Recently, Wilbur’s health…

Alternative Baseball®

2 years ago

Recently we received an unsoliticed email regarding Alternative Baseball®, which originated in Dallas, Georgia, and we decided to republish it…

Medicaid decisions should be available to the public

2 years ago

Both O.C.G.A. § 49-4-153(b)(1) and 42 C.F.R. § 431.244(g) require that all Medicaid agency decisions be accessible to the public,…

Medicaid Applicants Have a Right to a hearing if eligibility is denied, improperly determined, delayed or terminated

2 years ago

Right to Hearing, Generally Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries are entitled to adequate notice of state agency actions and a meaningful…

Medicaid Must Be Administered by a Single State Agency

2 years ago

A single state agency must be designated to administer or supervise the administration of the State Plan. 42 U.S.C. §…

Medicaid is a co-operative Federal and State Program

2 years ago

Medicaid is a cooperative venture of the state and federal governments. If a state chooses to participate in the Medicaid…

Articles – Week of August 26, 2022

2 years ago

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