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Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) is the program where most Medicaid recipients receive their Medicaid services. There are two different parts that make up the SMMC program: The Managed [...]

In Florida, the Medicaid program that helps pay for long-term care in an assisted living facility or at home is called the Long-Term Care Diversion Waiver. There is a waitlist for this program. [...]

The Activities of Daily Living are a series of basic activities performed by individuals on a daily basis which are necessary for independent living at home or in the community. There are [...]

The IRS is warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for scams related the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, which can lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft. The IRS and its Criminal Investigation [...]

The recently enacted federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided for a direct payment of up to $1,200.00 to most taxpayers, including many residing in nursing [...]

  Family caregivers have now faced weeks or even months of physical separation from their loved ones in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in order to protect them from [...]

There is no evidence to suggest that dementia itself increases the risk for Coronavirus, just like dementia does not increase risk for flu. However, behaviors, increased age, and common health [...]

There are very specific rules regarding how the funds in a Qualified Income Trust (QIT) may be spent. It is very important that the Trustee ensures that only allowable expenses are paid out of [...]

Some banks may request that you obtain a Taxpayer Identification Number for the Qualified Income Trust (QIT, also referred to as a Miller Trust).  However, In Part 21, Chapter 7, Section 13 of [...]

The Trustee must deposit the amount of the Medicaid recipient’s income that exceeds the income cap into Qualified Income Trust (QIT) each and every month.  In 2020, the gross monthly income cap [...]