Over 100 Medicaid Programs: What attorneys need to know

Terry L. Garret | The Garret Law Firm PLLC

Terry L. Garrett is a board-certified elder law attorney ("CELA") practicing in Austin, Texas.

On-Demand: December 14, 2023

Over 100 Medicaid Programs: What attorneys need to know

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Program Summary

Medicaid, a means-tested public benefit paid out of the general tax revenues, is widely misunderstood. Medicaid pays for medical care for poor Americans and, in limited circumstances, permanent residents, refugees and other people needing emergency treatment. It is also the mainstay of the one-quarter of us who experience disability during the work years and, significantly, of middle- and working-class Americans needing home health and nursing home care. Yet many people wrongfully assume that they cannot qualify for Medicaid, try to qualify in the wrong way or do not know that they can preserve assets for their spouse, minor or disabled child or even to supplement Medicaid benefits. Medicaid 101 is an introduction to some of the over 100 Medicaid programs, administered differently from state to state with complicated rules and changing policies.

Key topics to be discussed:

Medicaid Myths and Misconceptions
Medicaid Benefits: Nursing Home, HCBS and Medicaid Waiver Programs
Medical Necessity
Planning with Income and Asset Caps
Income Caps, Defining and Diverting Income
Exempt Assets and Spousal Impoverishment Rules
Durable Powers of Attorney and Guardianships
Medicaid Fair Hearings
Medicaid Liens and Estate Recovery

Date / Time: December 14, 2023

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Speakers

Terry L. Garret | The Garret Law Firm PLLC

Terry L. Garrett is a board-certified elder law attorney (“CELA”) practicing in Austin, Texas. A graduate of Cornell University and Columbia Law School, she serves on the federal advocacy committee of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (“NAELA”).