Medicaid Planning

Babette Bach Esq. will be a keynote speaker for the Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Sarasota at the 2014 Stroke Conference “Taking The Lead” in honor of National Stroke Awareness Month. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Want to learn more about government benefits that might be available to you?  Veterans Benefits, Medicare and Medicaid may be options for you.  Learn more about them by watching this ten minute [...]

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”. [...]

Question: How do I benefit from setting up a QIT or Qualified Income Trust for Florida Medicaid – and what is it? Answer: A Qualified Income Trust is commonly called a QIT or a Miller Trust.  It [...]

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 [...]

Question:  If I receive a federal income tax refund, could the income from the refund disqualify me for Medicaid? Answer:    No, the income you receive from a federal income tax refund, even if [...]

Coverage through the federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) ends December 31, 2013. PCIP will not pay for any medical services after December 31, 2013. You must enroll for new [...]

 Effective August 2013, the CARES department within the Department of Elder Affairs is no longer accepting referral calls to place a loved one on the long term care Medicaid programs for those at [...]