Everyone knows the rule (but they really don’t) that if you enter a nursing home after a three-day stay in a hospital, Medicare will pay the nursing home bill for a while. That is simply not the case. For the last few years, in a cost-cutting ruse, Medicare has been cajoling hospitals not to admit patients to the hospital, […]
Mullen on Medicaid Liens
When a person received Medicaid (MassHelath) benefits, the state can try to recover any assistance they have paid out upon your death. This means if you receive Medicaid assistance, when you die, the state can try and recover any money spent on your Medicaid from your estate. MassHealth will place a lien on your property for payment they have […]
Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA)
The Durable Power of Attorney is used in estate planning to prepare for a time when you may become incapacitated. This could happen because of a physical injury sustained in an accident, stroke, or other medical issue, or because of a mental illness. While a regular power of attorney becomes null and void if the grantor becomes unable to […]
Medicare Secondary Payer/Medicare Set-Asides
Medicare
A person may qualify for Medicare after the age of 65, or before 65 if they qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance as an injury victim. Once someone is considered legally disabled, it takes thirty months for them to qualify for Medicare. It takes about five months for a person who has been named as disabled to receive their […]
Thomas Mullen on Powers of Appointment
This article deals with trusts. A power of Appointment is the right to appoint or give away or change beneficiaries or one person’s beneficial interest. A non-general, or limited power of appointment lets a person, including the person who set up the trust (the grantor), give the assets to anyone except the grantor or the grantor’s estate or creditors. […]