Medicaid Look Back Period – What Does It Mean?
Question: What is the Medicaid "Look Back Period"? Answer: The Medicaid "Look Back Period" is a period of time before the...
May 28, 2014
Medicaid
Medicaid
15 Medicaid Myths – A Grain of Truth, but Mostly Myth
1. Myth: “I have to give away everything I own to get Medicaid.” The Truth: Basically, a person is permitted...
December 12, 2012
Gifting Assets, Transfer of Assets
Gifting Assets, Transfer of Assets
Question About Medicaid Exempt Transfers
Question: My mom is 85. I am 62 and blind. Is it true that elderly parents can transfer all assets to blind...
August 23, 2011
Gifting
Gifting
Gifting, Real Estate, and the 5 Year Look Back Period
Question: My 93 year old grandfather from North Carolina who is in good health moved in with my family 9...
June 14, 2011
Estate Planning
Estate Planning
Should Parents Sign Over a Home to Children While Still Healthy?
Question: My sisters and I worry about our elderly parents and a handicapped sister who all live in the same...