Category Archives: Medicaid

How To Pay For Long-Term Care?-The Medicaid Program Continued – The Medicaid Asset Test

Last 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…

How to pay for Long-Term Care – The Medicaid Program

Medicaid 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…