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April 10, 2018

New Medicare cards to be issued – beware of scams

Beginning in April 2018, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing new Medicare cards to remove Social Security Numbers from the cards. New Medicare enrollees will receive one of these new cards containing an account number instead of their Social Security Number. Those already enrolled in Medicare will start receiving new cards over […]

April 5, 2018

Medicaid 101: Part 10 – Long-term Planning for Medicaid

Part 5 of this blog discussed the five-year lookback period for Medicaid eligibility. If any gifts or transfers of assets are made in the five years preceding the filing of a Medicaid application, the applicant may be penalized for those gifts or transfers. Any transfers made more than five years before a Medicaid application is […]

March 29, 2018

Medicaid 101: Part 9 – Expansion Medicaid

Part 1 of this Medicaid blog series generally discussed the Medicaid program and its eligibility requirements. For most Medicaid applicants seeking long-term care coverage, there is both an income and an asset test for eligibility. Refer to Part 1 and the corresponding sections regarding those eligibility requirements. The Affordable Care Act implemented the Medicaid expansion […]

March 23, 2018

Medicaid 101: Part 8 – Spousal Refusal or “Just Say No”

Part 6 of this Medicaid blog series discussed the traditional method for a married individual to qualify for long-term care Medicaid. In some circumstances, a non-traditional method, called Spousal Refusal, can be implemented. Typically, the healthy spouse (known as the “community spouse”) can protect more assets with the Spousal Refusal method than with the traditional […]

March 15, 2018

Medicaid 101: Part 7 – Spousal Monthly Income Allowance

Part 1 of this Medicaid blog series generally discussed the Medicaid program and its eligibility requirements. Part 2 discussed the Assisted Living Waiver program, and Part 3 addressed the PASSPORT program. This post will refer to all three programs collectively as “long-term care” Medicaid. While each of these programs has a specific set of eligibility […]

March 8, 2018

Medicaid 101: Part 6 – Snapshot Date and Community Spouse Resource Allowance

Part 1 of this Medicaid blog series generally discussed the Medicaid program and its eligibility requirements. Part 2 discussed the Assisted Living Waiver program, and Part 3 addressed the PASSPORT program. This post will refer to all three programs collectively as “long-term care” Medicaid. While each of these programs has a specific set of eligibility criteria, some criteria apply to all three programs, including the […]

March 1, 2018

Medicaid 101: Part 5 – Five-Year Lookback Period and Penalties

Part 1 of this Medicaid blog series generally discussed the Medicaid program and its eligibility requirements. Part 2 discussed the Assisted Living Waiver program, and Part 3 addressed the PASSPORT program. This post will refer to all three programs collectively as “long-term care” Medicaid. While each of these programs has a specific set of eligibility […]

February 22, 2018

Medicaid 101: Part 4 – Income eligibility and Patient Liability

Part 1 of this Medicaid blog series generally discussed the Medicaid program and its eligibility requirements. Part 2 discussed the Assisted Living Waiver program, and Part 3 addressed the PASSPORT program. This post will refer to all three programs collectively as “long-term care” Medicaid. While each of these programs has a specific set of eligibility […]

February 15, 2018

Medicaid 101: Part 3 – Medicaid PASSPORT Program

Part 1 of this Medicaid blog series generally discussed the Medicaid program and its eligibility requirements. Those requirements apply to individuals seeking Medicaid benefits in the nursing home. Those same requirements also apply to individuals seeking coverage of in-home services under the PASSPORT program, but the Medicaid PASSPORT program has some additional requirements. What is […]

February 8, 2018

Medicaid 101: Part 2 – Medicaid Assisted Living Waiver Program

Part 1 of this Medicaid blog series generally discussed the Medicaid program and its eligibility requirements. Those requirements apply to individuals seeking Medicaid benefits in the nursing home. Those same requirements also apply to individuals seeking coverage of their assisted living services, but the Medicaid Assisted Living Waiver program has some additional requirements. First, let’s […]

February 1, 2018

Medicaid 101: Part 1 – What Are Medicare and Medicaid?

This post is the first of a series of blogs that will address eligibility criteria and concepts relating to the Ohio Medicaid program. The blog posts will build on each other to help give you a broad overview of the program and its requirements and benefits. Let’s start at the top: What is Medicare? How […]

December 27, 2017

New Year’s Resolution: Create or Update Your Estate Plan

A new year means new beginnings – spending more time with your family, paying closer attention to your health, learning a new skill or hobby. As you take a close look at things you can improve in 2018, don’t forget your estate plan. If you do not have an estate plan in place, now is […]