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March 2014

Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Rollout for Manatee County, Florida

By Medicaid Planning

On February 1, 2014, the new Medicaid reform called “Statewide Medicaid Managed Care” is going to roll out for Manatee County.  The Agency for Healthcare Administration will send an instructional packet to all Medicaid recipients to explain how to select a Managed Care Provider.  There will be an enrollment deadline date and a date which the plan will begin.

For those people already receiving services through a Managed Care Provider, you can choose to stay with the same plan or you can elect to change your provider.

You will be able to select a long term care provider from the five providers who have been contracted to serve Manatee County: American Eldercare, Inc., Coventry Health Plan, Molina Healthcare of Florida, Inc., Sunshine State Health Plan or United Healthcare of Florida, Inc.    Please contact the assisted living or nursing home business office to confirm that they have a contract with the plan of your choice.  

After a person is enrolled with a Managed Care Provider plan, he or she will be assigned a care coordinator/ case manager who will meet with them to perform an assessment, develop a plan of care, and assist them in obtaining appropriate care.

March 28, 2014
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When to start planning for Medicaid and Long Term Care

By Estate Planning, Long-Term Care, Medicaid Planning

Question:     I am interested in doing Medicaid planning for potential future long term care costs, but I don’t know for sure that I’ll even need skilled nursing care or long term care.  Should I start the Medicaid planning process ahead of time or wait until I need the nursing home care to make the plans?

Answer:    Because there is a look back period, there are risks to waiting until a crisis hits to plan for Medicaid.  It is more advantageous to make an appointment with an elder law attorney to evaluate your situation, income, and assets at the outset of a gradual condition that may cause you to eventually need long term care.  Babette Bach is a Florida Board Certified Elder Law Attorney and an expert in public benefits and asset protection planning.  Call Bach & Jacobs today at (941) 906-1231 to make an appointment for a consultation with her.

March 21, 2014
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When is ancillary administration necessary for non-Florida residents who die owning real estate in Florida?

By Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate

Question:     When is ancillary administration necessary for non-Florida residents who die owning real estate in Florida? What are the options for ancillary administration?

Answer:    When a resident of another state dies owning real estate in Florida titled in the decedent’s name, probate proceeding must be commenced to validly transfer the property after the death.  This is the case even if a personal representative has been appointed in the decedent’s home state.  If the decedent left a will, any person may petition to admit the Foreign Will to Record in the Florida County where the property is located.  The person petitioning for admission of the will should have “authenticated copies” (learn more about authenticated copies here).  The probate court will appoint an ancillary personal representative who is qualified under the Florida Probate Code who will administer the ancillary probate for the Florida estate. There are other options available to certain ancillary estates that have  values less than $50,000 called short form ancillary administration.  There is also a proceeding called summary administration available to estates with property subject to Florida probate that are worth less than $75,000.  If you are seeking to administer the Florida assets of a non-Florida resident decedent who has died, contact Bach & Jacobs, P.A. to learn which options are available to you under Florida Law.

March 14, 2014
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Babette Bach Esq. will be a keynote speaker at “Costs Considerations in Caring for Persons with Dementia throughout the End of Life” for the Pines Education Institute

By Firm News, Health, Medicaid Planning

Babette Bach Esq. will be a keynote speaker for the Pines Education Institute at a workshop entitled:

“Costs Considerations in Caring for Persons with Dementia throughout the End of Life”.

LOCATION: The University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee.
DATE: Friday, March 14th, 2014
TIME: 8am to noon.

You can reserve a seat at this free workshop online at www.pinesofsarasota.org/education-institute/programs-edu.html, or by calling JoAnn Westbrook, Director of the Pines Education Institute at 365-0250, Ext. 1114.

March 10, 2014
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