Jan 27, 2021 | applying for medicare, estate planning documents, irrevocable trust, long term care, medicaid qualification, social security, Tax Savings
When the time comes that either you, your loved one, family or someone dear to you needs Long-Term Care such as a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility, the process of completing and filing the Medicaid Application can be daunting. The application is 42 pages to...
May 1, 2020 | Affordable Health Care, Affordable Health Care Act, Announcements, applying for medicare, care, care costs, coverage, coverages, disenrollment, elder care, elder care journey, Elder Law, enrollment, Estate Planning, federal, Financial Planning, health, Health Care, health Care act, Health Care Ruling, life-care plan, long term care, Medicaid, Medicaid penalties, medicaid qualification, medical expenses, Medicare, Obamacare, proposed changes, Retirement, senior, seniors, unreimbured medical expenses
How does the debate over health care reform affect you and your estate plan? In our last post we discussed the importance of keeping up with the constant changes happening in health care reform. We will continue to examine how the on-going deliberations in Washington...
May 1, 2020 | 2015, caregiver, family, insurance, long term care, MassHealth, Medicaid, medicaid qualification, Nursing Homes, trustee, trusts
Medicaid is About More than Just the Finances Something we always seem to need to remind clients of when we talk about Medicaid eligibility is that Medicaid isn’t just about the finances. Meeting the income and asset limits are not the only requirements when...Nov 7, 2014 | family, Inheritance, Medicaid, Medicaid penalties, medicaid qualification
The Pit Falls of Do-It-Yourself Medicaid Planning | Massachusetts Elderlaw Attorney Off To A Good Start We got a call the other day from Ben. He had prepared and filed his mother’s Medicaid application himself. From what he told us, it...Aug 7, 2014 | Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Disease, alzheimer39s, alzheimer39s-activities, asset protection, assets, Attorney, elder care journey, Elder Law, estate, Estate Planning, estate reduction, federal, financial, health, Health Care, hospice, in home, in-home care, incapacity, income, living will, long term care, long term care insurance, Medicaid, Medicaid penalties, medicaid qualification, myths, surviving spouse, will, Wills
What Happens When You Don’t Die? Is your “I love you” will capable of protecting you or your spouse from long-term care costs? You know the kinds of wills we’re talking about: The husband leaves everything to the wife, the wife leaves everything to the...Feb 19, 2014 | 2014, Estate Planning, Health Care, MassHealth, Medicaid, medicaid qualification, Medicare
Ted called me concerning his step-mom, Roberta. Roberta is in the hospital but about to be transferred to a nursing facility where she will remain on a long term basis once Medicare coverage stops. The conversation quickly turned to Medicaid. Ted... 
