Published originally on BestCompany.com: Just when you started to think health insurance made sense, you became eligible for Medicare! Medicare has its own processes, rules, and enrollment periods that can be tricky […]
Continue readingMedicare’s Open Enrollment Period runs from October 15 to December 7, 2019.5 tips to consider during this period:Read your Annual Notice of Change mailed to you every September informing you […]
Continue readingIt goes without saying that a spouse’s death is traumatic for the whole family. But for a surviving spouse who receives Medicaid benefits, it is even more stressful and harrowing […]
Continue readingAs you prepare to file your tax return this year, it’s a good time to re-visit the difference between the IRS rules and the Medicaid eligibility rules in order to […]
Continue readingGuest blogger Frank Melia of Quontic Bank answers questions regarding trust borrowing options for clients who have transferred their property into a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (M.A.P.T.). Why most Banks […]
Continue readingFederal law allows a spouse who requires long term care to transfer assets to the other spouse in order to receive Medicaid benefits immediately. Transfers between spouses are exempt, meaning […]
Continue readingFar too many people wait much too long to make plans for their retirements, as well as all aspects of old age for that matter, with some never making such […]
Continue readingGuildnet MLTC, FIDA and Medicaid Advantage Plus plans are closing as of January 1, 2019. Official notices are being sent to all Guildnet members in mid-October 2018. What You Need to Know ♦ […]
Continue readingMany applications take months to be ruled on while families rack up big bills.by Claude Solnik Morris Wiener, a 94-year-old Medford resident who developed diabetes and a host of other diseases, […]
Continue readingby Mary Beth Franklin For some individuals, long-term care insurance may not be an option. And some people give away their money and property in order to qualify for Medicaid help […]
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