Resource Eligibility

Practical Considerations when Preparing Medicaid Applications

If you agree to file a client's Medicaid application as part of your representation, here are a few practical considerations.…

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Miscellaneous Resource Nuggets – Medicaid and SSI

In States where Medicaid disability determinations are performed by the Social Security Administration, the eligibility rules cannot be more restrictive…

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Transfer Penalties

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

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Changing the Default Rules for a Community Spouse

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

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Default Community Spouse Resource Allowance

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

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Deeming

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

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Resource Eligibility

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

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Spousal Refusal and Medicaid

One strategy used when planning for Medicaid eligibility is called "spousal refusal." It is authorized under 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-5(c)(3).…

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Can I get paid to be a caregiver for a family member?

The answer is, yes, maybe. At USA.gov, there are tips for caregiver support including links to programs that could pay…

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Medicaid Planning Scenario: Am I eligible for Medicaid?

Let's assume Betty, a widow, will go to a Georgia nursing home in the near future (using 2022 eligibility rules…

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