If a spouse requires long-term care and is receiving Medicaid assistance, then a portion of that institutionalized spouse’s income can be paid to the healthier spouse as support. According to Medicaid the amount of the support provided to the healthier…
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Both federal and state laws allow a portion of a person’s income to be paid to the healthier spouse. The healthier spouse is referred to as the “community spouse”. The amount of the spousal support is based upon a very…
When a spouse requires long-term care it can result in devastating financial hardship for the healthier spouse. There are special federal and state laws, however, that prevent the healthier spouse from being impoverished. One of these provisions of the laws…
If a spouse requires long-term care then Medicaid has strict rules with respect to resource and income eligibility. After the family’s resources are spent down, then the institutionalized spouse will be entitled to Medicaid assistance to pay for his or…
When a spouse enters into a nursing home facility, a portion of his or her income may be paid to the healthier spouse but it is based upon complex Medicaid rules and regulations. The regulations refer to an award of…
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