By Anna Gavrysh, Esq. The New York State Department of Health posted the updated financial eligibility criteria for Medicaid applicants and recipients effective for all new and pending...
When scheduling an appointment with your attorney, you should always keep in mind what you are looking to achieve. Are you coming in to discuss your estate plan,...
As attorneys Jennifer Raguso and Wayne Carrabus recently wrote about for Long Island Business News, Medicaid and Community-Based Services waiver programs in New York State provide essential support...
You’ve lived in your home for decades, and now that you’re getting older, it is time to make some difficult decisions with respect to your estate and/or Medicaid...
Delaying Medicaid planning can have a dramatic effect on one’s estate. If done poorly or not at all, there may be nothing left of your hard-earned assets to...
As you may know, as soon as you reach 65, you automatically are entitled to Medicare. Medicaid, on the other hand, is something you need to apply and...
For those New York residents who are in need of long-term care, New York State offers two Medicaid programs to cover the cost of such care. There is...
A Medicaid applicant in New York cannot have assets in excess of $30,182 (2023). Under New York Public Health Law, if you are injured due to the negligence...
Medicaid provides coverage for long-term nursing home care, but applicants must adhere to strict asset transfer rules. One such rule is the 60-month look-back period for Chronic Care...
Chronic Care Medicaid is a program that covers long-term nursing home care, subject to a 5-year asset lookback (see “What is the Five-Year Lookback for Medicaid?“ for more...
