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Does Medicaid Pay for Home Caregivers or Assisted Living Care?

One of the questions that I’m sometimes asked is whether Medicaid pays for home caregivers or assisted living care. As to homecare, let me first distinguish Medicaid from Medicare. Medicare pays for skilled care, which can include home visits by physical, occupational, speech therapists or other skilled nursing care. Medicare does not pay for custodial […]

Strategies for Transfer Penalties

In this Elder Law Minute video, Wes Coulson discusses strategies for transfer penalties and the Medicaid Look Back rule. I Coulson Elder Law

In last of a six part series on the Medicaid Look-Back Rule and Transfer Penalties, Wes Coulson discusses strategies for transfer penalties. Strategies for Transfer Penalties Transcript: Hi, I’m Wes Coulson and this is your Elder Law Minute. This is the last in our six part series on the Medicaid Look-Back Rule and the Transfer Penalty […]

Gifts and the Five-Year Look Back

Wes Coulson discusses Gifts and the Five-Year Look Back in this fifth of a six part series on the Medicaid Look-Back Rule and Transfer Penalties. I coulsonelderlaw.com

In this fifth of a six part series on the Medicaid Look-Back Rule and Transfer Penalties, Wes Coulson discusses Gifts and the Five-Year Look Back and answers the question: If you’ve made gifts within five years, do you have to wait out the five years before applying for Medicaid? The answer may surprise you. Gifts […]

Look-Back Rule and Delay in Eligibility

Wes Coulson discusses how the delay in eligibility is determined when gifts are made in this fourth part of the Look-Back Rule & Transfer Penalties series. I coulsonelderlaw.com

In this fourth of a six part series on the Medicaid Look-Back Rule and Transfer Penalties, Wes Coulson discusses the Look-Back rule and how the delay in eligibility is determined when gifts are made. Look-Back Rule and Delay in Eligibility Transcript: Hi, I’m Wes Coulson and this your elder law minute. This is the fourth in […]

Will transferring assets between spouses cause a Medicaid Transfer Penalty?

Wes Coulson discusses transferring assets between spouses in this third part of a six part series on Medicaid Look-Back Rule and Transfer Penalties. I coulsonelderlaw.com

In this third of a six part series on the Medicaid Look-Back Rule and Transfer Penalties, Wes Coulson discusses transferring assets between spouses and whether, or not, they will cause a Medicaid transfer penalty. Will transferring assets between spouses cause a Medicaid Transfer Penalty? Transcript: Hi, I’m Wes Coulson and this is your Elder Law Minute. This is […]

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