It might be hard to get super interested in the back and forth of the budget bills bouncing around Capitol Hill, but they ...

Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts When you create an irrevocable trust, you transfer ownership of your assets to a trustee, ...

Are you concerned about the rising cost of long-term care? Are you worried about not being able to leave your spouse or kids the assets that you’ve worked so hard to save? If so, then I'm going ...

Special Considerations for Medicaid Trusts While Medicaid asset protection trusts can be helpful in estate planning, there ...

Massive Medicaid cuts would damage access to post-acute care for older adults, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan ...

The Riveras have been on private insurance in the past, but they faced high premiums, and—having had both—Rivera trusts Medicaid more for his post-amputation health care. “States could ...

In my state of Massachusetts where we only have estate recovery against probate estates, the Medicaid program requires that homes be removed from revocable trusts for the homeowner to get Medicaid ...

Facing tough choices about a parent's home and Medicaid? Discover the pros and cons of selling vs. keeping the property.

Building trust with patients who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare can help to improve their lives as they navigate receiving care to address their clinical and behavioral health needs.

This trust can financially support an individual without potentially jeopardizing the benefits provided by public assistance programs. Public assistance programs like Social Security and Medicaid ...

Medicaid, a government program for low-income individuals, has strict asset and income limits, requiring individuals to impoverish themselves to qualify. Experts warn that this approach could ...