Medicaid allows an applicant of both Community Medicaid and Nursing Home Medicaid applications to retain their primary residence up to the amount of $1,071.000; however, many make the mistake thinking it becomes the property of the beneficiaries on the applicant’s Will. Things to consider when filling. Although Medicaid allows the applicant to keep their primary… Read more »

In New York State there are two types of nursing home Medicaid applications. One for a married person and the other for a single person. When applying for a married person (ill spouse), we can save all of the resources, and some or all of the income depending on the (healthy spouse’s), income. The more… Read more »

April 2024 has arrived and the rule regarding two and one-half (2.5) years of look-back has not been implicated. Many potential applicants were worried that starting April 1, 2024 Medicaid will implement the 2020 rule of 2.5 years look-back period. That means applicants applying for Community Medicaid, which allows them to apply for home-care services,… Read more »

Financial Levels for Medicaid eligibility. Every January NYS provides the yearly income and resource levels allowed for Community and Nursing Home Medicaid applicants. Please see our Medicaid Rate Page for all the updated numbers.  Considering they are not all distributed at the same time, we can only update as they are offered to the public…. Read more »

Why are you spending your hard earned money on private home care services? when you could easily apply for Medicaid medical assistance and receive the same services for free. Presently and until Medicaid enforces the new rule passed in 2020, applicants are able to transfer their excess resources one month and become financially eligible for… Read more »

On July 1, 2023 NYS Public Health Emergency had been lifted.  What does this mean to present Medicaid recipients and applicants? During Covid (January 2020 to July 1, 2023), Medicaid was not allowed to remove any recipient from the program.  On a yearly basis Medicaid requires everyone to recertify their Medicaid; however, during the Public… Read more »

  For the past three years many Community Medicaid recipients have enjoyed the automatic recertification they had received from Medicaid due to the Public Health Emergency Law. The Public Health Emergency Law will be lifted this July 1, 2023 and that means everyone on Medicaid will receive recertification notices. Some recipients will receive notices of… Read more »

Once again the look-back period regarding Community Medicaid eligibility had been extended. In the past, there never was a look back period for Community Medicaid in New York. Applicant’s were able to transfer assets one month and become financially eligible the very next month without being penalized or disqualified. In October 2020 a 30 month… Read more »

For those who are following the new rule affecting Community Medicaid look-back period, which changes the look-back period from one month to 30 months, was not implemented as of this point in time.  Rumors tell us that October 1, 2022 it may go into effect. What does Look-Back period mean? and what effect will it… Read more »