Category: Medicare/Medicaid

Caring for an ailing family member is difficult work, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be unpaid work. There are programs available that allow Medicaid recipients to hire family members as caregivers. 

All 50 states have programs that provide pay to family caregivers. The programs vary by...

Medicare’s hospice benefit covers any care that is reasonable and necessary for easing the course of a terminal illness. It is one of Medicare’s most comprehensive benefits and can be extremely helpful to both a terminally ill individual and his or her family, but it is little understood and underutilized. Understanding...

If you are approaching the golden age, you may want to consider the cost of funeral arrangements for yourself that can also include your spouse, children, and siblings.  By planning now, you can save yourself considerable sums of money and relieve your family of the financial– and some of emotional –stress involved in...

Medicaid is a healthcare program designed to help individuals with limited income and assets afford needed medical care. Importantly, Medicaid covers long-term healthcare services such as nursing home costs and costs for at-home personal healthcare. Because Medicaid is intended to benefit those with limited income and assets, there are strict eligibility...

For individuals who are of low income and assets, Medicaid can be an important tool that assists in paying for healthcare and long-term care expenses, such as nursing home or at-home care. However, program rules and eligibility regarding Medicaid, as well as what Medicaid will and will not pay for, can...

Medicaid is called “MassHealth” in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  While it is a federal program, each state administers it and passes its own administrative rules and regulations to assist in the administration of the federal benefit program.  Massachusetts sponsors this medical assistance benefit program for state residents that can be utilized...

It is against the law for a non-lawyer to provide certain legal services or to give legal advice for compensation to someone. For instance, only lawyers can represent you in court, draft a trust or will or give advice on matters that touch upon legal issues. With millions of persons born...

If you are 65 or older, or have a certain disability, then you may qualify for Medicare. The rules on paying for nursing home care, though, are different and require that you follow strict guidelines and are in need of certain care in a skilled nursing facility (SNF). Medicare does not...