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MMMNA: Medicaid’s Attempt to Ensure Healthy Spouse Has Income
When most of a couple's income is in the name of the spouse who is receiving Medicaid, the spouse remaining in the community may wonder what he or she will live on. Medicaid has created some protections for the community spouse. Although Medicaid limits the assets...
Is Your Medicare Plan Still Working for You?
Every year Medicare gives beneficiaries a window of opportunity to shop around and determine if their current Medicare plan is still the best one for them. During Medicare's Open Enrollment Period, which runs from October 15 to December 7, beneficiaries can freely...
It’s that time again: Medicare Open Enrollment starts next week
Dear Clients and referral partners, A little earlier this morning, we released our October 2021 newsletter from R. F. Meyer & Associates. If you did not receive a copy by email, find a link below to the full newsletter in PDF form. The newsletter this month...
Are You Overestimating Your Social Security Benefits?
Studies have found that workers overestimate how much they will receive in Social Security benefits when they retire. Having a good understanding of the realities can help you plan for retirement. Researchers from the University of Michigan studied the expectations of...
Home Care Waivers Can Help Avoid Nursing Home But May Involve Waitlist
Medicaid long-term care benefits traditionally pay mainly for nursing home care, but the federal government can grant “waivers” to states allowing them to expand Medicaid to include home and community-based services. The downside is that receiving care in a nursing...
September 2021 newsletter released, covers aspects of planning
Yesterday, we released the R. F. Meyer & Associates September 2021 e-newsletter. If you did not receive it by email, you can download the full PDF version at the link below. With Labor Day behind us and fall ahead, this edition addresses planning, in a number of...
How Much Money Can You Have and Still Qualify for Medicaid?
In order to be eligible for Medicaid benefits a nursing home resident may have no more than $2,000 in "countable" assets (the figure may be somewhat higher in some states). Note that Medicaid is a state-run program, so the rules are somewhat different in each state,...
Britney Spears Case Renews Focus on Alternatives to Guardianship
Britney Spears’s legal fight to wrest back control over her personal and financial affairs has flooded the issue of guardianship in Klieg lights. While a full guardianship may be necessary for many individuals who are incapable of managing their own affairs due to...
Ohioans on Medicaid can get $100 for taking COVID vaccine
From the Columbus Dispatch – Ohioans on Medicaid who get their first COVID-19 vaccine shot by Sept. 15 will qualify for a gift card worth $100, Ohio's Medicaid managed care organizations announced earlier this month. The health plans had initially offered $50 gift...