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Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) A New Frontier for Medicaid Home Care

By Julia Greenberg, Esq.,Elder Law Attorney

Lamson & Cutner, P.C.

Major changes are being implemented in Medicaid's community-based long term care program.

One of the most dramatic of these changes is the mandatory enrollment of individuals who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid in a managed long-term care (MLTC) plan. Dually eligible individuals had previously been exempt from mandatory enrollment.

Change In Medicaid Rules May Pose Stark Choices in New York State

Change In Medicaid Rules May Pose Stark Choices in New York State - NYTimes.com.

A flap over recouping costs of Medicaid

States try harder to recover their losses from providing healthcare to the poor – even seizing homes.

By Amy Green| Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

ORLANDO, FLA. Ever since Judy Clifford's parents died, she had planned to move with her husband into their Nashville, Tenn., home, which she knew so well.  MORE >>>>>>>>>> 

CAREGIVER CONTRACTS: A Legal Remedy for Medicaid

By Jack Halpern, MPS, LNHA.

Warning: Please don’t try this at home by yourself. Caregiver contracts may have serious legal and tax implications. For a professional in your area write to
jhalpern@myelderadvocate.com

As people get older, they often hire people to perform services for them, such as housekeeping, cooking, driving, paying bills and personal care.

 

Medicaid annuities: Look before you buy

By Patti S. Spencer
Intelligencer Journal

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - An annuity is a financial asset. It is a contract between the purchaser and the annuity company.In exchange for the purchaser’s money, the annuity company agrees to pay the money back to the purchaser, with interest, over a period of time, sometimes for the purchaser’s life or the life of a named beneficiary.

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