Resource Eligibility

Pooled Trusts Currently Authorized to Provide Trust Services in Georgia

As of this writing, the following pooled trusts are authorized by the Department of Community Health to provide trust services…

1 year ago

ABLE Accounts

The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2013 (S. 313/H.R.647) was introduced in the 113th Congress by a…

2 years ago

Spousal Impoverishment Standards By Year

The Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment allowances are updated annually. Below are some of the annual allowance figures we've saved. The most…

2 years ago

2023 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the 2023 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards. Among the highlights are the…

2 years ago

Cash, Bank Accounts and Non-retirement Investments and Medicaid

Cash and Accounts Monetary resources can typically be liquidated within 20 days. These include cash, savings accounts, checking accounts, money…

2 years ago

Government Bonds and Medicaid

Government Bonds are debt instruments issued by a government entity. The most common form of government bond owned by a…

2 years ago

Vehicles and Medicaid

General Rule One vehicle of any value is exempt. If the applicant has more than one vehicle, then the most…

2 years ago

POMS Provisions Regarding Property Rights

POMS SI 01120.010 provides that an individual must have some form of ownership interest in property in order for the…

2 years ago

Property Rights

Assets are things you own that have value. Assets include all income and all resources. 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(h)(1).  They…

2 years ago

Divorce and the Community Spouse

Another “option” that may be considered in appropriate cases is divorce. Deeming between spouses terminates when the marriage terminates. In…

2 years ago