FYI - Just heard about this on one of the podcasts I downloaded, otherwise I would have totally missed it. If anyone has been doing financial planning based on the current Medicaid rules, it's all about to change. The amount of home equity allowed is changing. And any gifts given to reduce assets will be looked at five years back instead of three.
Here's a good article; wish I could get that vB Code to work for links. (Any tips appreciated.)
Medicaid for nursing home care soon harder to get
February 6th, 2006 at 03:47 pm
February 6th, 2006 at 06:15 pm 1139249726