Medicaid is a state- and federally funded health program for lower-income persons of all ages. For applicants who fall into certain categories, Medicaid imposes specific rules on how much income and ...

An individual can protect their assets from Medicaid, including their home, by placing them into a trust. Essentially, the assets become owned by the trust and not by the individual. This mechanism ...

A Medicaid asset protection trust (MAPT) can be useful for estate planning if you believe you or your spouse will need long-term care at some point. Transferring assets to this type of trust can allow ...

The Medicaid Trust The cost of long-term health care continues to spiral and insurance companies continue to cover fewer and fewer long-term needs. As a result, it's important for advisors to help ...

One of the biggest misconceptions related to Community (Home Care) Medicaid is the idea that one thinks they and/or their loved one is not eligible for services because “they make too much money.” In ...

My husband has a trust from his parents. We also have created a revocable trust for our daughter in the hopes of passing our home on to her. Is it possible to fold my husband's trust into our daughter ...

A Miller trust is a legal arrangement that allows individuals who do not meet Medicaid’s income limits for long-term care to set aside some or all of their income as a condition of qualifying for the ...