Difference Between Florida Medicaid Long Term Care Programs It’s important for my (potential) Medicaid-Planning clients to understand that “Medicaid” is an umbrella term used for multiple programs. In a long-term care context, there are three primary Medicaid programs that Elder Needs Law, PLLC works with in Florida: ICP, Medicaid Waiver, or QMB for senior citizens…
What is a Florida Medicaid Qualified Income Trust (QIT)? Posted by Bishop L. Toups A Florida Medicaid Qualified Income Trust is used when an individual has too much income to qualify for Medicaid. Currently the yearly Medicaid maximum an applicant for Florida nursing home Medicaid can have is $2,349 (2020) per month. If the applicant is…
Have you included digital assets in your estate plan? By Liz Weston This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Executors can’t demand access to your digital assets unless you specifically give them authority. You may not own cryptocurrency or nonfungible tokens. You may not have a big Instagram following or run an online business. But if you do…
Medicaid and Long-Term Services and Supports: A Primer by Erica L. Reaves and MaryBeth Musumeci — Source Here Medicaid is the nation’s major publicly-financed health insurance program, covering the acute and long-term services and supports (LTSS) needs of millions of low-income Americans of all ages. With limited coverage under Medicare and few affordable options in the private…
A law passed on January 31, 2015 requires an attorney to file a Medicaid application. The experts at Seniors Information Center work collectively with Trusted Law Office to accomplish the same tasks as the high dollar law firm without the high dollar price. When a legal document is necessary, the Trusted Law Office will execute them. Additional…
Melbourne Medicaid Planning Protect your assets and provide for your family with this complete guide by Marshal McDonald If you remember Aesop’s fable of the ant and the grasshopper, you remember that the ant labors away diligently while the grasshopper frolic’s in the grass. “Why are you working so hard?” asks the grasshopper. “We have…
Planning Options for Disabled Individuals 65 Years Old and Over By Robert P. Mascali, Esq. Individuals over the age of 65 have limited options to receive an influx cash and not jeopardize their Medicaid and SSI benefits. As practitioners in the overlapping fields of elder and special needs law, we are constantly reminded of…
Source Here A Message from Acting Commissioner Colvin As we reflect on the 79th anniversary of Social Security, let’s remember Franklin D. Roosevelt’s famous words upon signing the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935: “Today, a hope of many years’ standing is in large part fulfilled… We have tried to frame a…