Archive for the Medicaid Category

Updated Medicaid Asset Rules For Community Spouse

Medicaid Protections for the Healthy Spouse Medicaid law provides special protections for the spouse of a Medicaid applicant to make sure the spouse has the minimum support needed to continue to live in the community while their husband or wife is receiving long-term care benefits, usually in […]

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Medicaid Asset Protection and Capital Gains Tax Implications

Do You Pay Capital Gains Taxes on Property You Inherit? Medicaid and Nursing Home Asset Protection Planning often coincides with very important tax considerations.  You have to look at these tax issues before setting and Elder Law plan into motion.  This is not to say that the […]

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How Can Promissory Notes Be Used in Medicaid Planning?

Are there ways to effectively and legally use promissory notes in Medicaid Planning?  Promissory notes can be a valuable tool in Medicaid planning.  The likelihood that a promissory note will stand up as a planning tool, is illustrated by a recent federal district court case. In order […]

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