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Medicaid Home Care Eligibility   It’s never too late to apply for Medicaid medical assistance especially for home care services. What if I told you that there is no five year look-back period for those who apply for Medicaid home care services; and What if I told you that you can save your life savings,… Read more »

Help is out there, you just need to seek it. Elderly and disabled people who find themselves in a crises situation, such as, the need for home care services or nursing home care are told they need to spend down their life savings before they can apply for Medicaid medical assistance. Allow me to simplify… Read more »

Must I lose my life savings in order to apply for Medicaid? Medicaid would say Yes! However, if the applicant or their representatives know Medicaid’s rules and regulations they soon will learn that spending down the applicant’s life savings is only one option. Briefly, if one wishes to apply for Community Medicaid which allows them… Read more »

Community Medicaid Recertification A number of years ago, prior to any of the Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) agencies coming into existence applicants/recipients had to struggle each year with their renewals also known as recertification. Some individuals did not know the proper procedures and/or what was expected of them and ultimately were denied. Others immediately… Read more »

What Should You Do If Denied By MEDICAID? While many will advise individuals denied by Medicaid to seek other alternatives, such as, entering into a payment plan with doctors and/or hospitals, or file for bankruptcy, or even avoid going to hospitals and doctors, which are all ridiculous and absurd. We at Elder Care Services, Inc.,… Read more »

There’s a light at the end of the health insurance tunnel, and it’s called Medicaid! Whether you like or dislike government assistance, it’s a matter of fact, that your elderly or disabled loved one’s have the following choices: 1)         deplete their life savings, use the equity of their homes, and use their income to pay… Read more »

THINGS TO KNOW In 2015 Medicaid recipients 21 years old or older, who are dual eligible, have both Medicare and Medicaid, and receive either home care services or nursing home care through a Managed Long Term Care Agency (MLTCA) will be eligible to join FIDA (Fully Integrated Dual Advantage) program. Current MLTCA plan provides the following… Read more »

New Changes in Spousal Impoverishment Budgeting: On August 5, 2014 New York State Department of Health issued their famous GIS (General Information System), GIS 14 MA/015, which basically eliminated the use of a pooled income trust for a married individual.  It meant that excess or surplus income (in 2014 $809 per month), was not allowed… Read more »

Don’t Let The New Regulation Discourage You From Accessing Medicaid Home-Care Services  New regulation recently passed regarding the use of the “Spousal Refusal,” is discouraging many eligible applicants from applying for Medicaid. However, once the applicant understands the new regulation, they will see that there are still opportunities to protect their life savings and receive… Read more »

Several times a week, when I discuss Medicaid eligibility, I hear the following reaction:   “I am not going to subject my parents to a Medicaid home attendant,” or “I am not going to subject my parents to a Medicaid nursing facility”.  Moreover, they would prefer spending down their loved one’s life-savings thinking their loved one’s will receive… Read more »