In 1993 Congress passed special laws that amended the Medicaid statute. A portion of the amendment to the Medicaid statute concerns the establishment of a Special Needs Trust for a disabled beneficiary who is less than 65 years of age. …
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Special Needs Trust
A person must own less than $2,000 of resources in order to obtain Medicaid assistance to pay for long-term care. Both federal and state laws prohibit an individual from gifting assets within five years of the Medicaid application in order…
Additional Rules Concerning a Qualified Income Trust
New Jersey permits a person to reduce his or her monthly income below the Medicaid income cap through the use of a Qualified Income Trust, also known as a QIT. There are legal requirements, however, for the establishment of a…
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Qualified Income Trust Can Reduce Income to Qualify for Medicaid
In order to qualify for Medicaid to pay for long-term care, a person must have little assets and must also have a monthly income that is less than the “income cap”. Beginning January 2020, the Medicaid income cap in the…
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