Income Eligibility

2024 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards Announced

On November 14, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the 2024 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards. The…

1 year ago

2024 SSI Amounts and Estimated Impact on Medicaid

Effective January 1, 2024, the federal Supplemental Security Income payment amount will increase by 3.2 percent. The amounts paid to…

1 year ago

Medicaid Questions: Am I Eligible?

Am I Eligible for Medicaid? Recently we were asked about the following fact pattern. Parent had multiple properties in different…

1 year ago

Tennessee Justice Center Presents Medicaid Eligibility Boot Camp

On October 24th and 25th, 2023, the Tennessee Justice Center will present its annual two day virtual training event on…

1 year ago

NEW VIDEO: Medicaid – 2023 Financial Eligibility

We're just getting to the point where we're producing videos for EZ Elder Law. There are, after all, only so…

1 year ago

Burial Resources and Life Insurance

The SSI rules are a good beginning point because Medicaid cannot impose rules more restrictive than the SSI rules. SSI…

1 year ago

Marriage, Living in Sin and Common Law Marriage

Obviously, if you follow the law, get a license and have the event officiated, you're married. See O.C.G.A. ยง 19-3-1…

1 year ago

Selected Georgia Medicaid Decisions

The following Georgia Medicaid cases were litigated outside the context of an administrative hearing, or were appealed beyond that point.…

2 years ago

Callinan Letter to Kryglik – Cash Loans Must Be Legally Valid Under State Law

July 18, 2011 Paul A. Kryglik, Director Office of Regulations Social Security Administration 6401 Security Blvd Baltimore, MD 21235 Re:…

2 years ago

Should I remove the Nursing Home spouse’s name from accounts when there is a Community Spouse?

When applying for Medicaid, the nursing home spouse (called the Institutionalized Spouse) is often a joint owner (or sole owner)…

2 years ago