County Medicaid Agency Backs Off – Small Business Saved
Recently, a senior client who had a very small business that he ran by himself came to see me in a panic. He was just making ends meet. His spouse had been on Medicaid in a nursing home for several years, but the county board of social services was now questioning the nature of the business and whether it was a countable resource that should have been spent down. They were going to...
Act Fast to appeal termination of Medicare skilled care benefits
When a senior or disabled patient who is on Medicare transfers to a skilled nursing facility for “rehab” after a hospitalization (of 3 days or more), a treatment plan is developed based on the physician’s orders, which incorporates all of the skilled care services which need to be provided in an inpatient facility by licensed personnel. Medicare Part A will pay for up to 100...