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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 […]

Jim S.

On behalf of my mother and family I would like to thank you for your efforts to insure a successful application for Mo HealthNet benefits.  It is such a relief to have this behind us.  I am confident your efforts led to the best possible results associated with the application.   Thanks again!

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