General Rule One vehicle of any value is exempt. If the applicant has more than one vehicle, then the most…
POMS SI 01120.010 provides that an individual must have some form of ownership interest in property in order for the…
Assets are things you own that have value. Assets include all income and all resources. 42 U.S.C. § 1396p(h)(1). They…
Another “option” that may be considered in appropriate cases is divorce. Deeming between spouses terminates when the marriage terminates. In…
MCCA includes a mechanism for increasing both the CSRA and the MMMNA in certain cases. The methods by which this…
In Dullard v. Minnesota Department of Human Services, 529 N.W.2d 438, 443 (Minn. App. 1995), Minnesota was allowed to reevaluate…
Some couples might consider reducing the size of the marital estate by giving their resources away. Frequently this is the…
Federal law protects the healthy (or healthier) spouse of a nursing home resident. The healthier spouse is known in Medicaidland…
The following the committe report for the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (MCCA): The leading cause of financial catastrophe…
While nursing home bills accrue, the healthy or well spouse, known as the “Community Spouse,” [Note 1] struggles to identify…