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At the beginning of each year, there are changes in the eligibility requirements for Medicaid and benefit amounts for VA Aid and Attendance. This is because these numbers change with each Social Security change, and Social Security changes go into effect on January 1st of each year. 2023 updated Medicaid and VA numbers are below.…
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Join Miles Hurley, JD, CELA, and Megan Rosner, LMSW as they present “The Ethics of Public Benefits: Medicaid, Medicare and Veterans Benefits.” (ethics). Healthcare providers are regulated by ethical codes of professional behavior. Practitioners must navigate the competing needs of their patients, complex regulations governing the cost of long-term care, and their codes of ethics.…
Read More Join Miles Hurley, JD, CELA, and Megan Rosner, LMSW as they present “The Ethics of Public Benefits: Medicaid, Medicare and Veterans Benefits.” (ethics). Healthcare providers are regulated by ethical codes of professional behavior. Practitioners must navigate the competing needs of their patients, complex regulations governing the cost of long-term care, and their codes of ethics.…
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We have written recent blogs on Georgia Medicaid. Today we will dig deeper into what are exempt and countable assets. We know it sounds complicated, but they play a crucial role in qualifying for Medicaid. Exempt assets are those that Medicaid will not include in the asset total to determine eligibility. In Georgia, the following…
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Last week we discussed VA Aid and Attendance and how it helps families supplement high care costs. Unfortunately, there are times when the VA benefit alone is not enough. Nursing home costs average between $7,000-$10,000 per month! Many people must obtain Medicaid benefits to fully cover the costs of care. So how does the VA…
Read More Join Miles Hurley, JD, CELA, and Megan Rosner, LMSW as they present “The Ethics of Public Benefits: Medicaid, Medicare and Veterans Benefits.” (ethics) Healthcare providers are regulated by ethical codes of professional behavior. Practitioners must navigate the competing needs of their patients, complex regulations governing the cost of long-term care, and their codes of ethics.…
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Our office has received questions from our clients about a form that Medicaid recipients have received from the Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS). The form is called the “Official Notice of Georgia Medicaid Estate Recovery Program,” also referred to as “Form DMA 315.” In last week’s Hurley Elder Care Law blog, we touched…
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Families who haven’t engaged in asset protection are often surprised when they discover there’s a claim against the family house filed by Georgia’s Medicaid program. The rules about homeownership and Medicaid can be very confusing! A nursing home resident can own a home and still receive Medicaid benefits because the home is considered an…
Read More Join Miles Hurley, JD, CELA, as he presents “The Ethics of Public Benefits: Medicaid, Medicare and Veterans Benefits.” (ethics) Healthcare providers are regulated by ethical codes of professional behavior. Practitioners must navigate the competing needs of their patients, complex regulations governing the cost of long-term care and their codes of ethics. When tasked with telling…
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As we have pointed out in previous blogs, applying for Nursing Home Medicaid can be tricky. There are assets an applicant can have which are ‘countable’ while others are ‘exempt’. Furthermore, there are Medicaid eligibility rules even within these assets which can get the applicant denied if not addressed properly by an experienced elder law…
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