News from the New York State Budget 2012: Spousal Refusal is still a viable practice and the repeal of Estate Recovery
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In all likelihood this “relief” is TEMPORARY, as the promulgation of revised regulations is expected
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Effective January 1, 2011, regional rates for calculating transfer penalty periods for 2011 were increased from 2010. The 2011 Medicaid regional rates are as follows
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Too often people associate estate planning with death; however, the lives of your family, your loved ones, and yourself should be foremost on your mind. Estate planning, at a minimum, involves the preparation of a heath care proxy, a living will (not to b ...
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Retirement accounts are often one of the larger assets that a potential Medicaid applicant owns. It is important to understand how these accounts affect Medicaid eligibility.
A Medicaid applicant is financially eligible when he or she has resources ( ...
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What if you are faced with the difficult decision of placing an elderly parent, spouse or family member into a nursing home?
What if you do not have long term care insurance or $10,000.00 to $17,000.00 a month to privately pay for a nursing home?
What i ...
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