The Medicaid Planning Guidebook

Book excerpt: The Medicaid Planning Guidebook (Fourth Edition) is the most definitive book in print on the subject of long-term care Medicaid Planning. The Guidebook was created to help advisors provide the best possible advice to their clients with this difficult and complexsubject matter. The book covers in detail: * Medicaid Eligibility Rules - Rules and planning strategies for all 50 states and the District of Columbia (including uniqueMedi-Cal rules and special Medi-Cal case studies).This Guidebook contains over 1500 long-term care Medicaid law and casecitations from every state. * Top Medicaid Planning Techniques - Every proven technique for advisors to use when planning for long-term careMedicaid eligibility is described in detail with formulas and examples which have been updated to include the mostrecent state of Medicaid Planning in the US. * Medicaid Asset Rules - Learn what assets are countable and non-countable towards the asset limit when applying forMedicaid and strategies to protect assets from the Medicaid spenddown. * Medicaid Income Rules - Learn the income limits and share of cost calculations for long-term care Medicaid recipientsand the proper use of a Qualified Income Trust to help qualify someone for Medicaid. * Spousal Impoverishment Rules - Learn about special rules designed to help protect assets for the benefit of theCommunity Spouse. * Transfer Penalties - Learn about the Medicaid lookback and penalties for transfers of resources, which transfers applyand how to plan using transfer rules to your advantage. * Trusts, Annuities, and Promissory Notes - Learn the proper use and role of these vital tools to help protect assets andimmediately qualify for Medicaid, including an expansive section on the use of annuities in Medicaid Planning. * Estate Recovery - Learn what the government is entitled to recover upon the death of someone who receivedassistance through Medicaid and the most effective techniques to avoid loss of assets to recovery. This Guidebookincludes a full survey of state laws and rules on estate recovery. * Advocacy Opportunities and Practical Examples - Learn practical ways to use existing rules to your clients qualifyfor long-term care Medicaid and how to preserve the maximum amount of assets. * Additional Benefits - The Fourth Edition contains a completely new chapter on other benefits andservices available beyond nursing home care and special rules to access those programs. Help your clients avoid spending more than the law requires on the cost of long-term care by learning Medicaid Planningwith the most comprehensive textbook ever written.