Medicaid Planning Strategies

Disabled recipients of Medicaid home care services are much happier under an experimental program that allows them to hire the helpers themselves, a new study concludes. More . . .

The person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of an institutionalized Medicaid recipient failed in her role because she did not respect the efforts that the recipient and his wife had made to protect their small savings from...

A former head of Medicare and Medicaid says that covering the nation's 41 million uninsured would cost only a small fraction of the $1.6 trillion that will be spent on health care this year, and would result in unexpected savings...

A booklet offers survivors a roadmap to the many financial and legal obligations that follow the death of a loved one.

An article in the Wall Street Journal claims that Medicaid planning, in which individuals give away assets in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care, is benefiting "well-heeled" retirees. More . . .

For those thinking of joining the growing ranks of professional geriatric caregivers, the Handbook of Geriatric Care Management is probably a 'must have' volume.

As deficit-ridden states consider big cuts in their Medicaid programs, a new report says that those cuts would significantly harm each state's already ailing economy. More . . .

For older Americans who need some help but not the kind of round-the-clock care provided in a nursing home, assisted living facilities are becoming an increasingly popular alternative, according to an article in the Fort Collins Coloradoan. More . .

Bookstore shelves are bursting with titles to help the elderly and their families cope with the legal decisions that confront them. ElderLawAnswers.com reviews three of the best reference works we've found so far.