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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 […]