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February 27, 2022 by bob mason 4 Comments

Surprise! Your Medicare Premiums Might Go Up.

Surprise! Your Medicare Premiums Might Go Up.

Selling an appreciated asset or cashing-in/drawing down an IRA or an annuity are often necessary in a Medicaid context. An individual or couple looking at nursing placement may have no choice. It may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: IRAs & Retirement Plans, Medicaid, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Reader Favorites

November 26, 2018 by bob mason

COLA Season! Social Security, Medicare, VA, SSI, Medicaid Adjusted

COLA Season!  Social Security, Medicare, VA, SSI, Medicaid Adjusted

Social Security recently announced a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2019. The 2.8% adjustment is important to more than seniors looking forward to the monthly benefit check because it drives a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Medicaid, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Social Security, Veterans Tagged With: Aid and Attendance, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security

April 30, 2014 by bob mason Leave a Comment

Discover Valuable Benefits In Less Than 10 Minutes

Discover Valuable Benefits In Less Than 10 Minutes

Did you know that there are over 2,000 federal, state, and private benefits programs available to help qualifying elders and other individuals with disabilities? No wonder I sometimes get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Miscellaneous Tagged With: benefits, benefits check

February 15, 2013 by bob mason 2 Comments

How To Quickly Appeal A Nursing Home Medicare Denial

How To Quickly Appeal A Nursing Home Medicare Denial

June and Ward Cleaver’s Saga Continues. A Recap: Mossy Mountain Health and Rehab recently telephoned Mrs. Cleaver and told her that husband Ward was no longer making progress in his rehab therapy and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Medicare, Nursing Homes Tagged With: discharge appeal, Georgia, Medicare, Medicare appeals, north carolina, nursing home discharge

January 31, 2013 by bob mason 6 Comments

Medicare Improvement Standard: Not The Law

Medicare Improvement Standard: Not The Law

Why The Standard Is No More. What To Do If The Nursing Home Says It Applies. Has this happened to you? The nursing home calls. “Mrs. Cleaver, Ward is failing to progress in his therapy and because of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Medicare Tagged With: failure to progress, jimmo, Medicare, nursing home, Plateau

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Special Assistance Rates to Rise

Special Assistance Rates to Rise

As I have previously written, Medicaid does not pay for assisted level of … [Read More...]

The Veterans Parade in My Conference Room

The Veterans Parade in My Conference Room

Today, I'm thinking of the 34 year-long veterans' parade held in my … [Read More...]

Real Property Basics: Medicaid, Taxes, and Probate — CONTINUED

Real Property Basics: Medicaid, Taxes, and Probate — CONTINUED

In the last article, we looked at the general characteristics of various … [Read More...]

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