Author: Mark Easley

In Indiana, the application process for long-term care Medicaid works as follows: the prospective Medicaid recipient must enter the nursing home and begin receiving care from the facility, at which point a Medicaid application can be submitted to the State of Indiana. At that time, the resident must meet the asset limits imposed by the […]

When an Iowa nursing home resident becomes Medicaid-eligible, their health care will be fully covered by the State of Iowa. However, most of their monthly income, including Social Security and pensions, must be turned over to the long-term care facility. This payment to the nursing facility can be thought of as a co-pay that the […]

When an Illinois Medicaid recipient becomes Medicaid-eligible and enters a nursing home or long-term care facility, their care will be fully covered by the State of Illinois. However, most monthly income, including Social Security and pensions, must be turned over to the skilled nursing facility. This payment to the nursing home can be thought of […]

For Missouri nursing home residents receiving Missouri Medicaid (also called Mo Healthnet) assistance, Medicaid eligibility works in the following way. First, the Medicaid applicant must be currently residing in a skilled nursing facility in a Medicaid bed. By “residing in a Medicaid bed,” the person must be receiving care in the nursing home, and must […]

The Arkansas Medicaid program provides a wide variety of healthcare related services for low-income and low asset Arkansans. Eligibility requirements for each program vary, but all Medicaid programs are based on lack of financial ability to private pay for healthcare services and being under the applicable asset limits. In the state of Arkansas, the federal […]

The Indiana Medicaid program covers a wide variety of healthcare related services for low-income and low asset Hoosiers. Eligibility requirements for each program vary, but all Medicaid programs are predicated on lack of financial ability to private pay for healthcare services and being under the applicable asset limits for countable assets. In the state of […]