Cape Cod Medicaid Home Health Care Introduced for 2013
Thousands of elderly on Cape Cod are regularly faced with choosing one of two very difficult alternatives: Stay at home and struggle all alone in their activities of daily life, or give in completely and move into a nursing home. But the MassHealth agency has been working towards providing at home Medicaid care for these […]
Simplifying & Avoiding the MassHealth 5 Year Lookback Rule
Probably about half of the estate planning clients we meet with have come to us after mulling for several years over the threat of Medicaid seizing assets in the event someone goes into a nursing home. It must be that the 5 year lookback rule frequently comes up in dinner conversations. But approximately 100% of […]
Paying for Nursing Home Care with Medicare or Medicaid | How MassHealth Works
After visiting the hospital from a sudden fall, or some other unexpected medical event, an older or elderly patient almost always requires some extended time for recovery. But a hospital bed isn’t really the appropriate place for such a long recovery, since hospitals are intended mainly to care for those needing emergency attention, intensive care, […]
MassHealth Long Term Care Eligibility | Activities of Daily Living
In addition to the complicated financial requirements for becoming eligible for MassHealth long term care benefits, an applicant must also qualify physically. This of course makes perfect sense. If the government provides a service as costly as long term care to individuals for free, then there must be some way to measure the medical necessity […]
Qualifying for Medicaid under MassHealth | 3 Main Reasons for a Medicaid Denial.
Questions about Medicaid and MassHealth are usually related to concerns about the ownership and transfer of assets for elderly individuals seeking admission to a long term care facility. Our clients are often uncertain on what types of transfers are ok versus which ones are not. Similarly, they do not know what medical condition an applicant […]
What’s the Difference? | MassHealth, Medicaid and Medicare
One of the most confusing issues, and fundamental questions, that people in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have regarding medical care concerns the differences among Medicaid, Medicare and MassHealth. Most of this confusion stems from the name similarities Medicaid and Medicare, both of which are the federal programs available in each state. To add to this […]
Coverage from Medicaid | Nursing Home Costs in Massachusetts
Due to a combination of factors, the cost of nursing home care in Massachusetts is increasing rapidly. Like the greater U.S. healthcare market, the proliferation and growth of new medical technologies and prescription drugs is one of the major contributing factors. Others include increased demand for medical services from the aging baby boomer generation, a […]
The Medicaid Fair Hearing Under Mass Health | After the Medicaid Denial
While Medicaid denial rate statistics are not easy to find, attorneys, (being the problem solvers of the system), tend to see a disproportionate number of MassHealth application denials. In fact, unfortunately some of our clients come to us for the first time after they have been denied. So what are the applicant’s options when a […]
5 Ways a Medicaid Attorney in Massachusetts Helps Your Application
In many areas of law outside of the court system, laypersons will frequently attempt to educate and counsel themselves to save money. While this may not always be a bad idea, many times the self-help method might cause actual losses, not savings. A Cape Cod Medicaid attorney by contrast can actually help save money in […]
Qualifying for Mass Health | 10 Tips from a Massachusetts Medicaid Attorney Part 2
Qualifying for long term care under the Mass Health Medicaid program requires a certain commitment to detail, and also some understanding of pitfalls in the process. At our office, we frequently counsel clients hoping to minimize the extent to which Medicaid will reduce the family’s assets. What follows is the second part of an article […]