What if you have excess non-exempt assets? To meet the asset test it is often necessary to “spend down” excess non-exempt assets before applying for Medicaid. How can a single or married person “spend down” or make the excess non-exempt assets go away? There are four methods: 1.Pay the bills for the Medicaid applicant, and…
DetailsLast week we discussed what it takes to meet the Income Test to qualify for Medicaid. This week we will address what it takes to meet the Asset Tests to be able to obtain Medicaid benefits. There are two types of assets: Exempt and Non-exempt assets. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare refer to…
DetailsMedicaid is a State of Idaho and Federal government program that helps people with long-term care costs. The laws and regulations in this area change often so this article will just cover the high points of what it takes to qualify for Medicaid to have the government program pay for long term nursing home care…
DetailsIt will only take a minute or two of your time! The IHS is competing with nineteen other animal shelters from around the country to win $50,000 from Purina and Kroger. Anyone with an internet connection and email address can vote once every day to support the animals of Idaho. It’s really simple. •Visit: http://petloversvote.com/Pages/Signup.aspx…
DetailsLast week, July 16, 2010, I wrote about some of the tests that must be met to qualify for a Veterans Administration “non-service connected pension” benefit that can help provide added funds to pay for care in your home or in a facility. These tests included 90 days of military service, one day of service…
DetailsIn the last Blog we discussed Medicare as a first government program that can help with the costs of long-term care. Now we will discuss a second program, available through the Veterans Administration that can help certain Veterans with the costs of paying for care in their home, assisted living or skilled nursing homes. VETERANS…
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