In this article, the author discusses the difference between five-year look-back period of Medicaid and the Medicaid penalty. Topics discussed include the terms to qualify for Medicaid to pay for long-term care for unmarried should have countable assets and should meet the medical eligibility ...
There are resources, however, that can be protected for the spouse of the applicant if they still live in the community. These do not count towards the Medicaid Look Back Period. The Spousal Impoverishment Standard changes every year. In 2023, the Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MM...
•Gift Receipts.Medicaid penalizes all gifts made within the Medicaid Look-Back Period, so records of all gifts that you make should be kept for at least 10 years. If you are over 65 or disabled,see this article about the Perils of Gifting. •Paystubs.This is one financial record you ...
A significant aspect of the proposed legislation is the requirement for all states to provide continuous Medicaid coverage for 12 months postpartum, a move that would eliminate potentially life-threatening gaps in health insurance during a critical period. Current regulations only mandate coverage for 6...
If the only change you wish to make is to swap between a Medicare Advantage plan and an Original Medicare plan, you have an additional opportunity to do so. The Open Enrollment Period for Medicare Advantage begins on January 1 and lasts until March 31. ...
Background: Abortion in Indiana is legal up to about 20 weeks, with some provisions for medical emergencies. Before an abortion, patients must undergo an 18-hour waiting period. Medical providers must tell patients about the risks involved in abortion and must say the fetus can feel pain aroun...
TROY TRYGSTAD, PHARMD, PHD, MBA, is the vice president of pharmacy programs for Community Care of North Carolina, which works collaboratively with more than 1800 medical practices to serve over 1.6 million Medicaid, Medicare, commercially insured, and uninsured patients. He received his Pharm...
money for round-the-clock care ran out; and she had to go into a home as a Medicaid recipient. Medicare doesn’t give motorized chairs to people in nursing homes, and even the appeals of our Congressmen couldn’t produce a waiver. Finally I bought a Jazzy—a bright-red, motorized chai...
Trump’s first act in office will be to order the flag raised back up, signaling symbolically the end to America’s grief and distress under “Joe Biden.” You might wonder: what other sort of vicious mischief the Party of Chaos has in store in the final ramp-up to a momentous change...
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