WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF NOW THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY (PHE) IS COMING TO AN END
The Public Health Emergency (PHE) due to the COVID-19 pandemic that was declared as of March 12, 2020, is officially coming to an end on May 11, 2023. What does this mean for people who are enrolled in Medicaid? Those who have been on Medicaid for the length of the pandemic without any interaction with their board of social services will now need to prove their eligibility once again to keep...
2021 Numbers are Out for New Jersey Medicaid/MLTSS
Some 2021 numbers are now published for New Jersey Medicaid’s MLTSS program. These apply to people who are applying for benefits under the MLTSS/ Medicaid program for long-term care services. These numbers relate to the resource limit for a married applicant and spouse, the income “cap” that would trigger a need to set up a...
Persistance paid off for Eligible Medicaid Applicant
Here is a recent case that is interesting because of its detailed description of the prolonged delay in the processing of an application for MLTSS Medicaid benefits, which was followed by the agency’s failure to really look at the information submitted and an abrupt denial of benefits that could have caused horrendous consequences. The Appellate Division reversed, in a decision that is...
New Jersey Court rejects denial of Medicaid benefits where spouse refused to cooperate
When a married person applies for MLTSS Medicaid benefits, the applicant must provide 5 years of records pertaining to all financial activity of the applicant and their spouse. The applicant also must supply proof of the spouse’s current income and assets. Sometimes, the spouse just refuses to cooperate with the process, creating a dilemna for the Medicaid applicant. In some...