Don’t do any of these things with your parents’ assets before consulting an attorney
All too often people engage in ad-hoc Medicaid or Asset Protection planning without proper legal advice. The consequences can be severe.
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Eric Kearney
- Feb 16, 2019
- 2 min
What Can a Special Needs Trust Pay For?
A special needs trust is designed to provide a person with a disability the funds to enhance her quality of life while at the same time...
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Eric Kearney
- Jan 3, 2019
- 1 min
New Elder Law Numbers in Oregon
The new year brings some important changes to the Oregon Medicaid eligibility figures. Effective January 1, 2019: The Supplemental...
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Eric Kearney
- Jun 4, 2018
- 2 min
Social Security Provides Guidance on the Use of Prepaid Debit Cards by Special Needs Trust Beneficia
SSA recently issued new guidance regarding the use of prepaid debit cards like True Link with Special Needs Trusts. This marks the first tim
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Eric Kearney
- May 1, 2018
- 2 min
What Assets Are Not Counted When Applying for SSI?
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that helps people with disabilities and very low incomes pay for food, clothing...
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Eric Kearney
- Sep 13, 2017
- 1 min
CMS Guidance on ABLE Accounts
At long last the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had provided guidance to states on how to treat “ABLE” accounts in...
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Eric Kearney
- Jul 24, 2017
- 1 min
Interesting Series on Medicaid and Long Term Care - NYT
The NYT article talks about ethics in the context of Medicaid planning. Those who plan ahead often fare much better than those who don't
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Eric Kearney
- Jun 15, 2017
- 1 min
Medicaid in the News
I read this opinion piece in the New York Times about the proposed reductions in funding to the Medicaid program and how it will likely...
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Eric Kearney
- May 24, 2017
- 2 min
Establishing an ABLE Account
If you or a family member are disabled (per social security standards) and the onset of the disability was prior to the age of 26 you may...
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erickearney
- Apr 18, 2017
- 1 min
Proposed cuts would affect seniors, disabled & low income
350,000 Oregonians Could Lose Health Coverage is the title of the article. Take a look here. The proposed line-item reductions can be...
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erickearney
- Mar 10, 2017
- 1 min
Medicaid’s Role: What’s at Stake Under a Block Grant or Per Capita Cap?
Take a look at the Kaiser Family Foundations video slideshow here. The video explains how Medicaid works now and what is at stake as...
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erickearney
- Mar 6, 2017
- 1 min
ACA and Medicaid Reform Bill to Get Committee Vote
The House has set forth their proposal for repeal of the Affordable Care Act and has outlined their package to replace the Act.
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