The Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 was signed into law on January 24th, 2019. This bill alters several Medicaid programs and funding mechanisms. First and foremost it revises the Money Follows the Person Re-balancing Demonstration Program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in…
Excerpt of Article by ElderCounsel Countable resources are those “assets” attributed to either an individual or married person who is applying for Medicaid. It is defined at 42 USC §§ 1396p(g) and 1382b: All income and resources of the individual and of the individual’s spouse, including any income or resources which the individual or such…
Medicare beneficiaries across the country will soon find letters in their mailboxes from the Social Security Administration (SSA) alerting them to programs that could help pay their out-of-pocket health care expenses. This year, more than 2.2 million people will receive the letters. With so many scams swirling around the release of the new Medicare cards…
