Welcome to our Medicaid Guides. We hope you will find these helpful to navigate through Medicaid’s confounding and illogical rules. Here you will find
• Application guide, a guide to a good and complete Medicaid application
• Guide for the married applicant
• Guide for the single applicant
• Medicaid Spend down guide
• And, our entertaining 20 Medicaid Myths
Please note that these guides are published as general information and are not official Department of Human Services Medicaid pronouncements. Those can change at any time and there is no guarantee that each worker will apply the rules correctly. With the State of Michigan not fully staffing departments we find that many workers make mistakes due to overwork or inadequate training. You are strongly advised to have any application you submit to be completed or at least reviewed by an experienced elder law attorney. The funds you pay an attorney are part of spend down. I, Jim Schuster, would be remiss if I did not say that my clients save money when they hire me. In other words like the tax code there are little known deductions, credits and allowances that can save you thousands of dollars.
Michigan Medicaid Estate Recovery July 1, 2011
The Snyder Administration has started enforcing Medicaid estate recovery (government takes homes) July 1, 2011. The administration is sending out notices to recipients who received benefits after July 1, 2010. The state's claim is enforced through probate. See my Blog for more info. There is even worse news. State Senator Kahn, R Saginaw, has presented a bill that is even more aggressive. The Kahn bill would put liens on the homes of residents and spouses even while they are alive. That would make it very difficult for a spouse to sell to move to assisted living or to get a reverse mortgage. In addition it would pursue all transfers of money and property after death. The government would not stop until it got every dollar. Here is my blog for more details. Here"
Nursing Home Medicaid Application Guide
Much is at stake with a Medicaid application. The average monthly cost of care is over $6,800 per month. You had better get the applications right the first time or face certain denial and thousands of dollars of nursing home bills. What makes the application so risky? Medicaid Application Guide"
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Medicaid Guide for a Married Nursing Home Resident
The spouse of the nursing home resident, the "community spouse," is given special protection under the Medicaid law. He or she can literally save all assets and all income under the spousal protection options. This guide is a brief overview of these powerful provisions. "More Here"
Medicaid Guide for the Single Nursing Home Resident
The single nursing home resident has money saving options that few people know about. It is true that Medicaid will not pay the nursing home bill unless the resident has $2,000 or less. But, how you spend down is the key. We can save 80 to 100% using state of the art "More Here"
Jim Schuster Certified Elder Law Attorney
24330 Lahser, Southfield, MI 48033
Phone 248-356-3500 Fax: 248-352-7347
Jim and his staff have handled hundreds of Medicaid applications since 1996. Jim's active membership in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Michigan Bar Elder Law and Disability Rights Section keep him on top of the latest developments in the ever changing Medicaid field. Want more info? Bio Here
How do we help clients with the nursing home and Medicaid crisis?
• We help you design your family asset protection plan.
• We will happily handle the entire nursing home Medicaid application process
• You get peace of mind with the assistance of Jim Schuster and our experienced, friendly staff
• Call us now at 248-356-3500 to make an appointment. We're open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
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Medicaid Spend Down Guide
Medicaid spend down can be a confusing term. What is "spend down"? It implies spending, but one can spend down without spending anything. This guide gives you an overview of this confusing term."Click here for your guide"
20 Michigan Medicaid Myths
Medicaid is so often illogical and contradictory, it is no wonder there are so many Medicaid myths. Here are a few. Check these out.
Jim Schuster, Certified Elder Law Attorney serves clients throughout southeastern Michigan. This includes: all communities in Macomb County including Chesterfield Township, Clinton Township, Harrison Township, Macomb Township, Shelby Township, Center Line, Eastpointe, Fraser, Mount Clemens, Roseville, St. Clair Shores, Sterling Heights, Utica, Warren; all communities in Oakland County including Auburn Hills, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, Clarkston, Clawson, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Franklin, Hazel Park, Lake Orion, Lathrup Village, Madison Heights, Novi, Oak Park, Oxford, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Royal Oak, Southfield, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Waterford, Walled Lake, West Bloomfield; all communities in Wayne County including Allen Park, Bellville, Brownstown Township, Canton, Detroit, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Flat Rock, Garden City, Grosse Isle, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Gross Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods, Inkster, Lincoln Park, Northville, Plymouth, Redford, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Wayne, Westland and Wyandotte.
