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Medicaid Estate Recovery: Why You Received a Letter After a Loved One’s Death
When a recipient of homecare or nursing home Medicaid passes away, a state agency will send a letter to the recipient’s estate with the value of the services it rendered for the last ten years preceding the recipient’s death. However, recovery only applies to recipients who were aged fifty-five or older.
Medicare never covers the full cost of a skilled nursing facility. Medicare does not always provide 100 days of rehabilitation, it will pay “up to” 100 days.
A Fair Hearing is how to challenge a determination made by a local social services agency (“Agency”). An Administrative Law Judge from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Office (“OTDA”) precedes over the hearing.
Community Medicaid is a government funded, need-based program that cover’s long term care services in one’s home. This means that recipients who qualify can have a home health aide help them in their home.
Change is coming! The New York State Fiscal Year 2023 budget expands the ability for New Yorkers to qualify for Medicaid if they are 65+ years old, blind or disabled. Effective January 1, 2023, the allowable amounts for income and assets are increasing.
If your loved one needs care now or in the future, how do you pay for it? Britt Burner discusses nursing home Medicaid eligibility and requirements.
There are many misconceptions surrounding Medicaid long-term care. One persistent myth is that a couple will lose all of their assets if one of the spouses applies for Medicaid to pay for a nursing home.
Medicaid provides long term care coverage to eligible individuals who meet certain asset and income requirements. Many people do not realize that they can become eligible for Medicaid and preserve assets – even when their assets and income seem too high.
For New Yorkers receiving benefits under the long-term care Medicaid program, a life estate is a strategic estate planning tool. Maintaining a life estate can ensure that your home passes to your intended loved ones after your death.
Article 81 of New York’s Mental Hygiene Law allows a court to appoint a guardian to manage the personal and/or financial affairs of an individual deemed incapacitated. The court must find that the alleged incapacitated person (“AIP”) cannot appreciate the nature and consequences of their inability to handle such matters and that the AIP is likely to suffer harm if a guardian is not appointed.
Learn the importance of Estate Planning documents and the benefits of the Community Medicaid program which can allow its participants the ability to live independently in their homes.
