The SSI rules are a good beginning point because Medicaid cannot impose rules more restrictive than the SSI rules. SSI excludes burial funds up to the exemption limit which is currently $1,500 for the applicant and the applicant’s spouse. POMS SI 01130.410. Burial funds can be: revocable burial contracts; revocable burial trusts; other revocable burial […]
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In Knick v. Township of Scott, Mary Knick owned 90 acres of land in Scott Township, Pennsylvania. She lived in a family home on the property and used the rest of the property as grazing land for her horses and farm animals. There was a small graveyard on the property where her ancestors were allegedly […]
One gift you can give your family is a guide to what you want (and don’t want) after you die. Many families are grieving when they make choices at the funeral home. Completing a planning guide can help them get it right so they don’t overcompensate when making funeral plans.