Medicaid

Medicaid

There are two major government programs which provide medical benefits for senior citizens, some children, and certain persons with disabilities. One of these, Medicare, provides various hospital and outpatient physician and other health services. This can be compared to the health insurance that some employers provide.

Medicaid, Estate Planning, And Incapacity Planning

Things You Should Know

The cost of long term care and medication can easily exceed $6,000 per month per individual. Even in lower cost long term care situations, the cost often exceeds $2,000 per month.

Ten years of long term care at these rates, thus, ranges between $240,000 and $720,000.

Elder Law And Medicaid For Consumers

What People Need to Know to Protect Themselves and Their Families

Why is it in a person’s best interest to know something about Elder Law?

It can have significant effects on a person’s financial future, and on the financial future of the person’s family.

What is Elder Law?

Qualification For Medicaid, And Medicaid Spend Down

In order to qualify for Medicaid, one must generally be over 65 years old. One must also be sufficiently ill, and need sufficient assistance to qualify for Medicare pursuant to what is referred to as one’s service priority level.

Medicaid, Living Together, and Domestic Partnerships

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

    More and more people are living together without marriage.  This includes senior citizens.

    This can create special problems for Medicaid.

Domestic Partnership Agreements

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

    No document constructed by humans can perfectly resolve all future conflicts.

    However, if you are living together, but are not married, a formal Domestic Partnership Agreement can give a great deal of predictability to the eventual dissolution of the relationship.

Kinds of Conservatorships in Oregon

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

    In Oregon there are potentially six kinds of protective proceedings.

    This article will outline the three kinds of conservatorships that are available.  An earlier article addressed the three kinds of conservatorships that are available.

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