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I heard Medicare will be issuing new benefit cards. Is there anything I need to do to order the new card or activate it once it comes in the mail?

This is a question we receive often. Navigating the maze of healthcare coverage can be confusing. For starters, a brief overview of the programs will help to demystify and clear some of the confusion.

My mom has been approved for Community Medicaid and is eligible to receive a personal care aide in her home. I have been trying to schedule an evaluation with a Managed Long Term Care Company but I have been having some difficultly.

What are the Medicaid Resource and Income levels? I was told they change every year and differ from County to County. Can you explain?

I am a disabled person that receives Social Security Disability Insurance as a disabled adult child and Medicaid and will be inheriting $20,000.00 from my aunt. I am able to manage my own finances.

For most of us, if the time ever came that we needed assistance, our preferred option would be to remain at home in our familiar setting surrounded by family. For many, the Community Based Long Term Care Program, commonly referred to as Community Medicaid makes that an affordable and therefore viable option.

My mother has Community Medicaid and she lives in her own home. Now the Managed Long Term Care provider, GuildNet, is leaving this area. What are my options? Will her hours of care be reduced? Should I be worried?

Once someone has been approved for Community Medicaid (home care benefits) or Chronic Medicaid (nursing home benefits) they will need to recertify with the local Department of Social Services each year. The recertification notice comes with an application that must be completed and sent in prior to the due date.

I am considering applying for Community Medicaid for my father, but I am not sure if my mother will accept a home health aide into her home. What, if anything, could Community Medicaid offer other than a home health aide?

As you may know, Medicare will pay for a patient to receive rehabilitation in a facility if they have a qualifying stay in a hospital: being admitted to the hospital for two nights.