Medicare & You – 2011 Edition
This is the official U.S. government Medicare handbook with important information about :
– What’s new
– Medicare costs
– What medicare covers
– Health and prescription drug plans
– Your Medicare rightsThis is the official U.S. government Medicare handbook with important information about :
– What’s new
– Medicare costs
– What medicare covers
– Health and prescription drug plans
– Your Medicare rights
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The Complete Guide to Medicaid and Nursing Home Costs: How to Keep Your Family Assets Protected – Up to Date Medicaid Secrets You Need to Know
It is estimated that five out of ten people turning 67 will use a nursing home at some point in their lives and many will need home care and other related services as well About two-thirds of people in nursing homes have no living relatives. And about 70 percent of all nursing home patients are women. Nursing home costs are estimated to be ,000 in 2009, which would economically devastate most families. The federal government will not be helping either, unless you are without any assets, Medicare will cover you for a maximum of 100 days, but there are no social security benefits to cover any of these expenses. The only program that can assist you is Medicaid, but the catch is you must qualify. You can protect yourself from Medicaid nursing home costs by taking action now while you still have your health; the key is in the planning, which this new, groundbreaking book will assist you with. On February 8, 2006, President Bush signed a law called the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. This law makes sweeping changes to the ability of seniors to transfer (gift) assets to their children and grandchildren. The information you use must be up to date. You will learn all the LEGAL means to protect your assets: The Federal Spousal Impoverishment Act, Medicaid trusts, including what they are and how to use them, and Medicare supplemental insurance. You also will become knowledgeable about asset protection strategies, annuities, long-term care insurance, wills, assets, settlement costs, executors and trustees, life insurance, living trusts, living wills, durable power of attorney, catastrophic illness, potential long-term care needs, marital deductions, types of trusts, federal and state exemptions, irrevocable life insurance trusts, gift splitting, survivorship deeds, charitable remainder trusts, 529 plans, health care proxies, power of attorney, gift tax issues, generation skipping transfer tax, and tax deferred accounts. In addition, you will learn how to legally and properly transfer assets and how to exempt the value of your principal residence. Through proper planning, much of your assets can be preserved within the family. This new book will guide you through the complex state and federal rules that are required for successful asset and income protection planning. Many books on asset protection indicate that you do not need the services of an attorney, but we highly recommend that you hire an attorney who is well-versed in this area to assist you. What this book will do is explain the complicated issues, terminology, and planning strategies of asset protection to the layperson so that when you meet with a qualified attorney you will be well prepared, versed in the language, and ready to discuss issues and strategies, saving time, legal fees, and ensuring peace of mind. Get started today with the help of this new book.It is estimated that five out of ten people turning 67 will use a nursing home at some point in their lives and many will need home care and other related services as well About two-thirds of people in nursing homes have no living relatives. And about 70 percent of all nursing home patients are women. Nursing home costs are estimated to be ,000 in 2009, which would economically devastate most families. The federal government will not be helping either, unless you are without any assets, Medicare will cover you for a maximum of 100 days, but there are no social security benefits to cover any of these expenses. The only program that can assist you is Medicaid, but the catch is you must qualify. You can protect yourself from Medicaid nursing home costs by taking action now while you still have your health; the key is in the planning, which this new, groundbreaking book will assist you with. On February 8, 2006, President Bush signed a law called the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. This law makes sweeping changes to the ability of seniors to transfer (gift) assets to their children and grandchildren. The information you use must be up to date. You will learn all the LEGAL means to protect your assets: The Federal Spousal Impoverishment Act, Medicaid trusts, including what they are and how to use them, and Medicare supplemental insurance. You also will become knowledgeable about asset protection strategies, annuities, long-term care insurance, wills, assets, settlement costs, executors and trustees, life insurance, living trusts, living wills, durable power of attorney, catastrophic illness, potential long-term care needs, marital deductions, types of trusts, federal and state exemptions, irrevocable life insurance trusts, gift splitting, survivorship deeds, charitable remainder trusts, 529 plans, health care proxies, power of attorney, gift tax issues, generation skipping transfer tax, and tax deferred accounts. In addition, you will learn how to legally and properly transfer assets and how to exempt the value of your principal residence. Through proper planning, much of your assets can be preserved within the family. This new book will guide you through the complex state and federal rules that are required for successful asset and income protection planning. Many books on asset protection indicate that you do not need the services of an attorney, but we highly recommend that you hire an attorney who is well-versed in this area to assist you. What this book will do is explain the complicated issues, terminology, and planning strategies of asset protection to the layperson so that when you meet with a qualified attorney you will be well prepared, versed in the language, and ready to discuss issues and strategies, saving time, legal fees, and ensuring peace of mind. Get started today with the help of this new book.
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The Medicaid Planning Handbook: A Guide to Protecting Your Family’s Assets From Catastrophic Nursing Home Costs
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A guide for seniors, disabled individuals, and their families explains how to preserve personal assets while ensuring long-term care, covering such topics as interfamily transfers and trusts. Tour.
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The Medicaid Handbook 2008 – Protecting Your Assets From Nursing Home Costs
The Medicaid Handbook – 2008 edition, by elder law attorney Sean W. Scott, provides valuable information and guidance on using Medicaid to pay for nursing home care. The Medicaid Handbook explains the complex Medicaid eligibility process in simple, easy-to-understand language. It contains illustrations and diagrams of key concepts and areas of interest including income trusts, spousal diversion and look-back periods. The text describes the legal ways to avoid being impoverished by the costs of nursing home care and still qualify for benefits. The reader will learn how to overcome the barriers to accessing the Medicaid program in order to protect their savings, their house, car, and way of life. This guide makes simple the complex subject of how to qualify for nursing home Medicaid. The 2008 edition contains up-to-date information as well as the most recent federal Medicaid law changes. It contains specific information on Medicaid’s financial eligibility requirements for all 50 states.The Medicaid Handbook – 2008 edition, by elder law attorney Sean W. Scott, provides valuable information and guidance on using Medicaid to pay for nursing home care. The Medicaid Handbook explains the complex Medicaid eligibility process in simple, easy-to-understand language. It contains illustrations and diagrams of key concepts and areas of interest including income trusts, spousal diversion and look-back periods. The text describes the legal ways to avoid being impoverished by the costs of nursing home care and still qualify for benefits. The reader will learn how to overcome the barriers to accessing the Medicaid program in order to protect their savings, their house, car, and way of life. This guide makes simple the complex subject of how to qualify for nursing home Medicaid. The 2008 edition contains up-to-date information as well as the most recent federal Medicaid law changes. It contains specific information on Medicaid’s financial eligibility requirements for all 50 states.
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How to Protect Your Family’s Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets (5th edition)
Written by an elder law attorney with over 25 years of experience, this book will help anyone with a family member faced with a long-term stay in a nursing home who wishes to preserve at least some of their assets by qualifying for the Medicaid program. You don’t have to be broke to qualify! For the first time ever, the inside secrets of high-priced estate planning and elder law attorneys are revealed. Includes a summary of all income and asset rules for both married and single individuals, together with numerous examples and several case studies, which take the reader through the same thought processes that an experienced elder law attorney would go through when analyzing a real-life client’s situation. The book includes tips on: how to title your home so you do not lose it to the state; how to make transfers to family members that won’t disqualify you from Medicaid; how annuities make assets “disappear”; smart tricks for “spending down” your assets; what to change in your will to save thousands of dollars if your spouse ever needs nursing home care; avoiding the state’s reimbursement claim following the nursing home resident’s death; and much more. The 2011 Fifth Edition has been expanded, revised, and completely updated to incorporate all changes in the law as of January 1, 2011, and includes two chapters on Veterans’ benefits.
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The Complete Guide to Medicaid and Nursing Home Costs: How to Keep Your Family Assets Protected – Up to Date Medicaid Secrets You Need to Know
It is estimated that five out of ten people turning 67 will use a nursing home at some point in their lives and many will need home care and other related services as well About two-thirds of people in nursing homes have no living relatives. And about 70 percent of all nursing home patients are women. Nursing home costs are estimated to be ,000 in 2009, which would economically devastate most families. The federal government will not be helping either, unless you are without any assets, Medicare will cover you for a maximum of 100 days, but there are no social security benefits to cover any of these expenses. The only program that can assist you is Medicaid, but the catch is you must qualify. You can protect yourself from Medicaid nursing home costs by taking action now while you still have your health; the key is in the planning, which this new, groundbreaking book will assist you with. On February 8, 2006, President Bush signed a law called the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. This law makes sweeping changes to the ability of seniors to transfer (gift) assets to their children and grandchildren. The information you use must be up to date. You will learn all the LEGAL means to protect your assets: The Federal Spousal Impoverishment Act, Medicaid trusts, including what they are and how to use them, and Medicare supplemental insurance. You also will become knowledgeable about asset protection strategies, annuities, long-term care insurance, wills, assets, settlement costs, executors and trustees, life insurance, living trusts, living wills, durable power of attorney, catastrophic illness, potential long-term care needs, marital deductions, types of trusts, federal and state exemptions, irrevocable life insurance trusts, gift splitting, survivorship deeds, charitable remainder trusts, 529 plans, health care proxies, power of attorney, gift tax issues, generation skipping transfer tax, and tax deferred accounts. In addition, you will learn how to legally and properly transfer assets and how to exempt the value of your principal residence. Through proper planning, much of your assets can be preserved within the family. This new book will guide you through the complex state and federal rules that are required for successful asset and income protection planning. Many books on asset protection indicate that you do not need the services of an attorney, but we highly recommend that you hire an attorney who is well-versed in this area to assist you. What this book will do is explain the complicated issues, terminology, and planning strategies of asset protection to the layperson so that when you meet with a qualified attorney you will be well prepared, versed in the language, and ready to discuss issues and strategies, saving time, legal fees, and ensuring peace of mind. Get started today with the help of this new book.
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