Medicaid applicants must prove that they have limited income and assets in order to be eligible for long-term care services. Before beginning the application process, it is helpful to understand what information you will be required to provide to prove your...
Medicare beneficiaries will soon be eligible to obtain up to eight free rapid at-home Covid-19 tests per month, and, unlike their privately insured counterparts, they won’t have to pay for them upfront, the Biden administration has announced. The federal Centers for...
No. Medicaid can only make a claim against the beneficiary’s estate. Family members have no legal or financial responsibility. (This is assuming that the beneficiary has not transferred funds or property to family members.) For more information about estate...
Many people continue to work beyond retirement age, either by choice or out of necessity. But if you are receiving Social Security benefits, you need to be aware of how working can affect your benefit payments. Earning income above Social Security thresholds can cause...
Most likely, no. It is no different from someone using cash to buy a paid-up life insurance policy. Medicaid would almost certainly treat this as a transfer of assets to the beneficiary of the policy. For more information about how life insurance can affect your...
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