As discussed in another article published on this web site, Long Term Care Qualified Partnership Plan (QPP) insurance policies can be one way to save extra resources from Medicaid.
Please see the earlier article for a more detailed discussion of this idea.
Long term care insurance can increase the amount of assets you can keep when you qualify for Medicaid.
Long term care insurance can also increase the amount you can protect from estate recovery after you die, if you have been on Medicaid.
Sometimes people have a child that they want to help become established in a home.
In some cases, rather than giving the child a down payment, or the like, there is a desire to simply transfer a house that the parent already owns to the child.
Sometimes even entities that should know better, such as health insurance companies, are confused by Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives for Health Care.
In a story reported on October 23, 2012, by the New York Times, it was announced that a court settlement has been reached (pending approval of the judge).
This settlement will result in a very important change to how Medicare policy is implemented in the real world.
More and more people are living together without marriage. This includes senior citizens.
This can create special problems for Medicaid.
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.
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.