Medicaid considers some life insurance policies to be an asset subject to the spend-down process. According to the New Jersey Medicaid regulations, the first step in analyzing life insurance policies is to determine the face value of all of the…
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Law Increases Maximum Support for a Spouse
Medicaid normally requires that a person’s income be used to offset the cost of long-term care in a facility. Virtually all of that person’s income must be paid to the facility each month. Medicaid then pays the balance of that…
Married Couples Can Now Protect More Assets
The cost of long-term care is catastrophic. If a husband or wife needs long-term care then the family’s assets are quickly depleted on the cost of that care. Once the assets have been spent down then the family can acquire…
New Medicaid Income Cap for 2021
There are three requirements to obtain Medicaid assistance to pay for long-term care. A person must be in clinical need of Medicaid, satisfy the resource requirements and have an income that is less than the income cap. If a person…
Federal Court Allows Annuity Strategy to Protect Assets
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has issued an important decision concerning the use of annuities for Medicaid planning. The Honorable William J. Martini rendered this favorable decision in the case of Jane Cushing v.…
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