An individual who requires long-term care will be eligible for Medicaid if the assets are spent down to less than $2,000. There are both federal and state Medicaid laws, however, that prevent a person from gifting assets to family members…
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If a person provides gifts within five years of a Medicaid application then he or she will be denied Medicaid assistance for a period of time known as the penalty period. The penalty period is calculated by taking the value…
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…
If a person provides a gift within five years of the Medicaid application, then there is presumption that the gift was provided for the purpose of establishing Medicaid eligibility. A person has the right to provide “convincing” evidence that the…
Read More New Jersey Changes Calculation of Penalty for Gifts
If a person provides gifts within five years of the Medicaid application, then the County Board of Social Services will presume that those gifts were provided for Medicaid planning. The individual who provides gifts within five years of the application…
