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December 9, 2018 by bob mason 8 Comments

Avoid This Costly Medicaid Mistake

Avoid This Costly Medicaid Mistake

Question: Do you know someone who MIGHT have to consider a nursing home placement and a Medicaid application within the next 5 years? Next Question: Is that fortunate person able to swing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Reader Favorites, Uncategorized Tagged With: Medicaid penalties, NC Medicaid nursing home, transfers of assets

December 8, 2018 by bob mason 4 Comments

Tackling the North Carolina Medicaid Application Monster

Tackling the North Carolina Medicaid Application Monster

Once a fairly routine procedure, applying for nursing home Medicaid has gotten much more difficult. Perhaps rising budget concerns and controlling Medicaid is the reason. The North Carolina Medicaid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Reader Favorites Tagged With: Medicaid, Medicaid Planning, nursing home, nursing homes

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

February 10, 2018 by bob mason 4 Comments

Late Second Marriage?

Late Second Marriage?

A NOTE TO READERS: The following article is a drastically rewritten and updated version of an article prepared by Bob Mason six years ago. This article is to be published soon in the Winter 2018 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Banking, General, IRAs & Retirement Plans, Medicaid, Miscellaneous, Nursing Homes, Social Security, Wills (or Not!) Tagged With: estate planning, Medicaid, special needs trusts, wills

September 9, 2017 by bob mason

Naming A Trust As IRA Beneficiary: Great Idea? Bad Idea?

Naming A Trust As IRA Beneficiary: Great Idea? Bad Idea?

This is the most advanced topic I have written for my public readers. But it can be an important topic, so hang in there. According to conventional wisdom you should always name your spouse as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Banking, General, IRAs & Retirement Plans, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Reader Favorites, Special Needs Planning, Tax Issues, Trusts generally Tagged With: estate planning, IRA, Irrevocable trusts, special needs trusts, Trusts generally

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Reader Favorites

Avoid This Costly Medicaid Mistake

Avoid This Costly Medicaid Mistake

Question: Do you know someone who MIGHT have to consider a nursing home … [Read More...]

Tackling the North Carolina Medicaid Application Monster

Tackling the North Carolina Medicaid Application Monster

Once a fairly routine procedure, applying for nursing home Medicaid has … [Read More...]

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