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 Must Inherited Property be Reported to Medicaid?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted November 12, 2025

Must Inherited Property be Reported to Medicaid?

When a Medicaid beneficiary inherits property they must report it to the Medicaid agency, but depending on the circumstances it may not affect their eligibility.

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 How Can I Best Implement a Nursing Home Spend Down?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted June 5, 2023

How Can I Best Implement a Nursing Home Spend Down?

Question: Can a nursing home bill a resident who is a prospective long-term care Medicaid applicant a sufficient amount (around $5,000) to reduce total cash resources to less than $2,000? The [...]

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 How Can I Protect My Accident Settlement and My SSI and Medicaid Benefits?
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By Harry Margolis
In Special Needs Planning
Posted June 6, 2022

How Can I Protect My Accident Settlement and My SSI and Medicaid Benefits?

Question: I am 60, disabled, and on SSI and medicaid. I was recently in a car accident, and am expecting a decent sized (about $60K) settlement. I do not want to lose my SSI and Medicaid [...]

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 For MassHealth, Will Home in Trust Become Non-countable if Sold?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted January 10, 2022

For MassHealth, Will Home in Trust Become Non-countable if Sold?

Question: MassHealth regulation 520.024 seems to me to state that any non-principal residence in a trust — even one created by will and where the trustee has no requirements regarding [...]

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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted June 7, 2021

What Should I Do if I Suspect Medicaid will be Defrauded?

Question: If someone is in a nursing home on Medicaid and they own a home, if said home is now being sold, how does one report to Medicaid that the home is sold? I have searched all over for this [...]

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 Will 55-Year Old’s House Be Subject to Medicaid Estate Recovery Upon her Death?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning, Real Estate
Posted October 5, 2020

Will 55-Year Old’s House Be Subject to Medicaid Estate Recovery Upon her Death?

christycanyon11 telegram Question: I am 55, live in New Jersey and received Medicaid. I have a 14-year-old child living with me. I own a house. If one day I pass away, will the state seek estate [...]

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 Can a Special Needs Trust for a Minor Pay for Housing for the Entire Family?
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By Harry Margolis
In Special Needs Planning
Posted April 30, 2020

Can a Special Needs Trust for a Minor Pay for Housing for the Entire Family?

Photo by Jude Beck on Unsplash Question:   Can a special needs trust for a minor child pay the parents’ mortgage or rent? What about buying a house that the whole family lives in? [...]

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 Is a Life Estate a Good Way to Avoid Probate?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning, Real Estate
Posted January 31, 2020

Is a Life Estate a Good Way to Avoid Probate?

nude pictures of angie xnicoleanistonx Question: My mother-in-law has been given approximately six months to a year to live and would like to pass the house to my husband, her only child, and [...]

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 Can Tax Payments be Part of Medicaid Spend Down?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted December 27, 2019

Can Tax Payments be Part of Medicaid Spend Down?

Question: When a husband is about to apply for Medicaid long-term care benefits, and a community-spouse (non-applicant) wife is trying to reduce her assets below the limit of about $130,000, what [...]

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 What Should I Do with My Uncle’s Income So He Can Stay Eligible for Medicaid?
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By Harry Margolis
In Long-Term Care Planning
Posted December 13, 2019

What Should I Do with My Uncle’s Income So He Can Stay Eligible for Medicaid?

Question: nude mature women I am POA (Power of Attorney) for my 91-year-old uncle. For the past 2.5 years, he has been enrolled with MassHealth PACE. He receives about $1,300 a month combined [...]

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