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In Moore v. Noogle, (N.D. GA Case No. 1:19-CV-3296-TWT, 1/24/2022), the Court heard from James Moore and John Panuska, both of whom were injured in seperate motor vehicle collisions. Each had a special needs trust and each applied for newly approved, but not yet implemented, “skilled nursing hourly” benefit under Georgia Medicaid’s ICWP waiver. Delays […]
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Aged, blind, or disabled individual means an individual who— (A) is 65 years of age or older, is blind (as determined under paragraph (2)), or is disabled (as determined under paragraph (3)), and (B) (i) is a resident of the United States, and is either (I) a citizen or (II) an alien lawfully admitted for […]
Medicare covers treatment that is medically reasonable and necessary during a benefit period. Medicare beneficiaries are entitled to 90 days of coverage per benefit period (although each Medicare beneficiary has a 60 day lifetime reserve that can be used to extend coverage). The skilled nursing facility coverage provided through Medicare Part A (following a qualifying […]
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In Merritt v. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Case No. CA2021-04-044 (12/27/2021), Jerome Merrit applied for Ohio nursing home Medicaid. His son, Glenn Merritt, arranged for Jerome’s admission to Heritagespring of West Cherster, using his healthcare and general power of attorney. The nursing home applied for Medicaid, but told Glenn that Jerome must […]
The following notices are routinely included with other correspondence from Tenncare. Below are Tenncare’s notices regarding: (1) Estate Recovery, (2) Qualified Income Trusts, and (3) Reporting changes to Tenncare.
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