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Married Couples and Medicaid: How They Deal with Income

In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson discusses how using income rules effectively can help a spouse in the nursing home get on Medicaid. ?????? Transcript: Hi! I’m Wes Coulson from Coulson Elder Law, proudly serving clients throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area and beyond. I’d like to welcome you to our Elder Law and […]

Medicaid Planning Case Study: Married Couple

In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson discusses how to help a married couple protect their life savings if one of them needs nursing home care. ?????? Transcript: Hi! I’m Wes Coulson from Dent-Coulson Elder Law, proudly serving clients throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area and beyond. I’d like to welcome you to our Elder […]

Married Couples and Medicaid: Dealing with IRAs and Other Retirement Assets

Wes Coulson discusses IRAs and other retirement assets with regard to establishing Medicaid eligibility for someone who is married. | Coulson Elder Law

In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson, O’Fallon Illinois Elder Law attorney, discusses another topic from the video series Married Couples and Medicaid and discusses IRAs and other retirement assets with regard to establishing Medicaid eligibility for someone who is married. Married Couples and Medicaid: Dealing with IRAs and Other Retirement Assets Transcript: Hi, I’m […]

Married Couples and Medicaid: Establishing Eligibility is Much Easier and Can Happen Much Sooner than You Probably Think

Wes Coulson discusses how married couples, with the help of a good Elder Law attorney, will get a better result when establishing eligibility for Medicaid. | Coulson Elder Law

With the help of a good Elder Law attorney, establishing eligibility for Medicaid for a spouse in a nursing home can occur much sooner and is much easier to accomplish than what you might expect. Within the Medicaid eligibility rules, there are plenty of opportunities for achieving this. Because of the way the income rules work […]

Married Couples and Medicaid: Understanding the Division of Assets Process

Wes Coulson discusses Married Couples and Medicaid and explains the division of assets process and how it differs between Missouri and Illinois. | Coulson Elder Law

How the division of assets is handled, in regards to Medicaid eligibility, is important for many married couples facing one spouse entering a nursing home. This is one instance in which Missouri law and Illinois law is very different and that is the question of how much in assets the community spouse, the one not in […]

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