Medicaid

It is important for Hospital Discharge Planners, Healthcare Providers, Social Workers, Nurses, etc. to have a working knowledge of the basics of the Medicaid qualification process and of the basic planning tools available to families in order to direct patients in their care plan to the proper professionals to maximize options. In the process of […]

Sometimes people who incur care needs have no family to assist them in the process of obtaining the necessary personal care. In these cases, it is not uncommon for a close friend to admirably step in and assist with the person in need, engaging in care coordination to shepherd the individual into and through the […]

Medicaid, a federal program run by the state, requires many personal and financial documents to accompany your Medicaid application. Most of these documents are essential and cannot be left out. To begin the Medicaid application process, one will need proof of residency, citizenship, identity, and income for the individual applying. Below are some of the […]

Life Estate Deeds and Irrevocable Trusts are two ways to transfer property to loved ones. Both are estate planning tools that can shield property from Medicaid Estate Recovery and bypass probate. However, there are important differences between the two. A life estate deed is a legal document that allows a property owner to reside in […]

Probate is the process in which a deceased person’s assets are transferred to their heirs under supervision of the Court. The process consists of verification of assets, a creditor claims period, and distribution of the assets to the heirs. In Missouri, probate is a supervised court proceeding to transfer assets to a deceased person’s heirs. […]

Is Medicaid Spousal Refusal an option for me when submitting my spouse’s Medicaid application? In some states, the answer is yes. Medicaid’s Spousal Refusal (dubbed “Just Say No”) is a strategy utilized in some states to protect a community spouse’s assets while allowing the institutionalized spouse to obtain Medicaid eligibility. Primarily used in New York […]