Why Seek Advice For Medicaid?
Don't lose your house to the nursing home!
Learn attorney secrets for
protecting assets while qualifying for Medicaid!
By John Frazier - Medicaid Attorney in Florida
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| As life expectancies and long term care costs continue to rise, the challenge quickly become how to pay for these services.
Many seniors cannot afford to pay $7,500 to $11,000 per month or more for the cost of a nursing home, and those who can pay for a while may find their life savings wiped out in a matter of months, rather than years.
Medicaid Coverage may start retroactive to any or all of the 3 months prior to application, if the individual would have been eligible during the retroactive period. Coverage generally stops at the end of the month in which a person's circumstances change.
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Do You Need a Medicaid Lawyer?
These are some questions you can ask yourself to determine whether or not legal assistance is needed in preparing and filing a Medicaid Application:
- Do you know the location of the Medicaid office where the application must be filed?
- Are you familiar with all of the documentation that must accompany the filing of a Medicaid Application?
- Are you familiar with the Medicaid laws regarding asset restructuring and do you have sufficient documentation to prove that the spend down in your case was proper?
- Are you familiar with the Medicaid laws regarding transfers of assets?
- Do you have sufficient documentation to support the fact that the asset restructuring was properly done?
- Do you have the many hours that it may take to prepare and file a Medicaid application?
- Do you know what pre-admission screening is and how it applies to filing a Medicaid application?
- If the Medicaid Application is rejected, are you familiar with the rules for filing for a Fair Hearing?
- If the Medicaid Application is not rejected but not approved, am I familiar with my rights and the procedures for obtaining prompt action?
Consultation with the right Medicaid Attorney may save you a significant amount of financial resources and time when applying for Medicaid or when faced with the costs of long term care either now or in the near future.
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