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Oct 8	LTC Insurance Policyholders Allowed To Surpass Medicaid’s Asset Limits Andrew Smyth October 8, 2006 Know More: Consumers, Long Term Care Insurance, Medicaid, Qualified State Long Term Care Partnership program 2.0, Qualified State Long Term Care Partnership program An article on seniorjournal.com reports that, “residents in many states will be able to purchase special long-term care insurance policies that allow them to qualify for Medicaid even if their assets exceed the prescribed limits.” This new law stems from... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep14	Medicaid Program Rules Affects Nursing Home Residents Retirement Savings Efforts Andrew Smyth September 14, 2006 A researcher, Lina Walker, at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) presented a paper regarding Medicaid nursing home benefit requirements as reported on nationalunderwriter.com. The paper “suggests that program rules really do affect residents’ retirement savings efforts.” Walker’s paper is attempting... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments