http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php Medicaid Blog en-us Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:30:14 -0500 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:30:14 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss CMS ANNOUNCES MEDICARE PREMIUMS, DEDUCTIBLES FOR 2010 Most Medicare beneficiaries will not see a Part B monthly premium increase as a result of a "hold harmless” provision in the current law.  This allows for 73 percent of beneficiaries to be protected from an increase raising the 2010 Part B monthly premiums from $96.40 to $110.50.  The Administration continues to urge Congressional action that would protect all beneficiaries from higher ...

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http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1272915708&title=foreclosure-frauds Medicaid http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1272915708&title=foreclosure-frauds http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1272915708&title=foreclosure-frauds&action=rss 0 http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1272915708&title=foreclosure-frauds Mon, 03 May 2010 14:41:48 -0500 For more information about Medicaid and Medicare, click here : Seniors who get remarried are often concerned about what will happen to their assets if their new spouse enters the nursing home in the future. They are concerned that their hard-earned assets they saved could be lost. They also want to make sure that when they die their assets will go to their children. Although the prenuptial agreement will protect the senior’s assets from claims of ...

http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844665&title=what-are-the-medicaid-implications-of-a-second-marriage Medicaid http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844665&title=what-are-the-medicaid-implications-of-a-second-marriage http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844665&title=what-are-the-medicaid-implications-of-a-second-marriage&action=rss 0 http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844665&title=what-are-the-medicaid-implications-of-a-second-marriage Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:01:51 -0600 The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that its Web site comparing nursing homes will now identify facilities that are on its list of those that have a history of poor performance. From now on, the agency’s Nursing Home Compare site will point out nursing homes that it calls Special Focus Facilities — those that have repeated violations of state and federal health and safety rules and that rank in ...

http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844739&title=federal-nursing-home-site-now-notes-troubled-facilities Medicaid http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844739&title=federal-nursing-home-site-now-notes-troubled-facilities http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844739&title=federal-nursing-home-site-now-notes-troubled-facilities&action=rss 0 http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844739&title=federal-nursing-home-site-now-notes-troubled-facilities Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:01:41 -0600 Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Medicaid Eligibility Attorney   Recently, we posted an article about a Dad who gifted a large sum to his children and within 6 months needed long term care.  Because the money had been spent and could not be returned I had to explain to the daughter that Dad would not be eligible for Medicaid for 4 and ½ years.  A complete disaster.  But this week let’s take a ...

http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844798&title=a-medicaid-story-that-starts-out-bad-but-turns-out-just-fine Medicaid http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844798&title=a-medicaid-story-that-starts-out-bad-but-turns-out-just-fine http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844798&title=a-medicaid-story-that-starts-out-bad-but-turns-out-just-fine&action=rss 0 http://www.medicaidwebsites.com/documents/blog.php?entry_id=1263844798&title=a-medicaid-story-that-starts-out-bad-but-turns-out-just-fine Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:01:31 -0600 While you generally do not have to sell your home in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care, it is possible the state can file a claim against your house after you die. If you get help from Medicaid to pay for the nursing home, the state must attempt to recoup from your estate whatever benefits it paid for your care. This is called "estate recovery,” and given the rules for ...

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