State efforts to impose work requirements for Medicaid benefits is subject of lawsuit
Under the federal Medicaid statute 42 USC 1396__ there is a provision called “Section 1115 waiver” which is designed to enable States to try out variations on their Medicaid programs to reach broader segments of the population. The pertinent section of the Waiver is: QUOTE HERE
In mid-January this year, CMS announced a policy in which it authorized States to develop programs that...
Changing a Trust to reduce your access to funds can cause a Medicaid transfer penalty
In Maurice Needham vs. Director of the Office of Medicaid, the Massachusetts Court of Appeals upheld a transfer penalty imposed by the State Medicaid program after the Medicaid applicant obtained a court order amending his trust. There was a revocable Trust containing Needham’s house, and an irrevocable Trust for Needham’s benefit which was the sole beneficiary of the revocable...