Most people who reach retirement age have, to one degree or another, planned and saved for their retirement. They are prepared for the challenge of a rainy day, and perhaps even a rainy season. But few people can withstand a financial monsoon that may hammer them relentlessly for years. The biggest threat to […]
Joe G.
Wes, Thank you, your staff, and Kathy Wysack for your encouragement and help in making this happen. I must admit that I was surprised by the approval and the amount of the approval. I thought we would go through weeks of questions and need for additional information. I can now see the possibility of retirement […]
Medicaid Planning For Married Couples
Since it has been awhile since we covered the “basics” of Medicaid planning for married couples, and since the rules and regulations that apply change over time, we thought our readers might appreciate a “refresher course” on the subject. Although a nursing home resident is only entitled to keep a small amount of “countable assets” […]
The Basics of Medicaid: What You Can and Can’t Keep
Wes Coulson discusses the basics of Medicaid and how Medicaid will treat your assets relative to what you can and can’t keep when applying for eligibility. In order to begin to understand Medicaid eligibility, you first need to understand how Medicaid will treat your assets. When you apply for Medicaid (known as MO Healthnet in […]
Darren H.
The time for future planning is not in the future. The time is now. You do not know me; however, I cannot stress the importance of doing this planning now. Too many people (my mother and myself included) wait until they are behind the eight ball. That is not to say that planning cannot be […]