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Can I Prevent Medicaid Estate Recovery?
February 11th, 2022
The Medicaid estate recovery program is a federally mandated process through which Medicaid gets reimbursement for long-term care benefits (including nursing home costs) from the benefit recipient’s estate after their death, often by forcing sale o…
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Financial Eligibility For Medicaid Long-Term Care in Maryland
April 14th, 2021
The Maryland program called Medical Assistance provides financial support for long-term and nursing home care for seniors over age 65. In order to financially qualify for Medicaid, applicants must meet both income and asset requirements. In many case…
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What Is Medical Assistance / Medicaid Planning for Maryland Elders?
January 2nd, 2020
Medicaid is a state and federal program that may help an elder with the high cost of long-term nursing home or assisted living care. In Maryland, the program goes by the name Medical Assistance — the two program titles are used interchangeably. An…
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What Is the Role of a Special Needs Trust or Supplemental Needs Trust in Maryland Medicaid Planning?
October 3rd, 2019
When an elder requires long-term care, Medicaid may provide financial benefits to help pay the high cost. In some cases, it is necessary to use special strategies and tools to be eligible for Medicaid benefits and preserve assets to the maximum exten…
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Key Differences Between Medicare and Medicaid / Medical Assistance for Maryland Elders With Long-Term Care Needs
April 25th, 2019
Medicare and Medicaid (which is called Medical Assistance in Maryland) are both programs that provide healthcare-related financial assistance for Maryland elders. The names of the programs sound remarkably similar, but the programs themselves are ver…
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Elder Law: Comprehensive Legal Services For You or Your Aging Loved Ones
December 28th, 2018
Our clients at The Law Office of Henry Nash — most of whom reside in Rockville or elsewhere in Montgomery County, Maryland — often ask us exactly what types of matters “elder law” includes. As a relatively new area of legal practice, this exp…
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Medicaid
February 10th, 2018
Medical Assistance (Medicaid) is the government health insurance program that helps pay for long-term nursing home care. Medicaid is means tested: the government looks at both the nursing home resident’s, and, if applicable, the nursing home reside…
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Special Needs Trusts for the Benefit of Disabled Persons
February 6th, 2018
In Montgomery County, Maryland the average cost of nursing home care is about $11,000 per month. Medical Assistance (Medicaid) is the government health insurance program that helps pay that cost. Medicaid accounts for about half of all nursing home r…
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