Medicaid

My Mother and I shared a joint savings account for years, then when she went to a nursing home in February of 2010 I also became her payee for her Soc.Sec. retirement income which was automatically deposited in her checking account. After her death on 7/7/2010 medicaid stated that they are going to claim all her assets in both accounts (7500.00). What recourse do I have?

My mother recently passed away and I received a letter fro the state of Iowa stating that Medicaid was looking to be reimbursed $ from her assets. What is my responsibility and what would the ramifications of ignoring this be? My mother in law lived in IA.

My husband & I are 79 yrs old. I filled for divorce in 2008 and have not finalized due to financial problems. I receive half of my husband's pension as we agreed. If he becomes incapacitated and goes to a nursing home will the state take all of his pension or will I still receive half. I am the beneficiary and would continue to receive the pension after his death, if I survive him.

My Father is in the Medicaid program. Last year I bought a 2009 truck with the intention of leaving it at my Father's house so he can use it for transportation. I put it in his name for two reasons. First because I don't want to be liable in case a car accident occurs. Second, so that he could apply for handicapped licenses plates. (I also use the truck) Now my question is, because I put it in his name, will it affect his medicaid help?

My mother, who is in a nursing home in Louisiana, received a Vioxx settlement. She was given the month of December 2009 to spend down all the resources to the allowed $2000, thereby being eligible for reinstatement for Medicaid effective January 1, 2010. In the middle to the spend-down, she was told that everything she purchased would need to be, not only be paid for, but also would need to be completed during the month of December 2009, as well. In this case, she needed extensive dental work (repairing posts of previous implants, replacing the bar, and making a new set of dentures to fit the new bar), which is not covered by Medicaid. Having already given Mom a quote for the charges do do this work in October 2009, the dentist went ahead with the plan and began the procedures, Mom having paid up front for the total amount due, with the intention to complete it by the end of December. Is it true that if she were unable to get the procedures, which are obviously done in steps, completed by the end of December, that she would remain ineligible for Medicaid for as long as it takes her to spend-down the amount she's already paid to the dentist to do the work, which in this case is considerable, being that it is $7,200, and then she would have to re-apply to Medicaid once the funds are spent down?