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1. Kathy

   Posted February 17, 2009 at 6:32 PM

   Need a name of a Medicaid Attorney in Bexar County.
2. Christian

   Posted August 6, 2009 at 4:13 PM

   Dear Mr. Shea, My landlady is disabled and is currently in a type of residential/hospice setting and not expected to live more than a few months. Her daughter has asked me for some info about the Miller Trust. My landlady owns a home which I currently rent from her for $600 per month plus utilities. I am also disabled under SSA guidelines and I cannot afford to move. My landlady’s expenses for her care exceed her income substantially and her children currently have to pay the difference. Will a Miller Trust for her SSA retirement, annuity and my rent payments give her protections under the Miller Trust provisions? Her family is considering selling the home to me if I can afford it on my SSA disability check. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks. Chris
3. Maggie

   Posted October 4, 2009 at 8:05 PM

   My mom has no property of anything of value. She does have retirement income (civil service $1302 and military reserves $545) and divorce property income (her 1/2 of my dad’s military retirement check $727.50) and her social security check is $117 per month. Can her divorce settlement be excluded from the eligibility? If so, I think she could qualify for Texas Medicaid benefits for nursing home.

   I have her in a private non-licensed facility and she desperately wants a better place. She has stage IV colon cancer that has spread to her liver and lungs. She is currently under Hospice care.

   Please advise.
   Maggie
4. James

   Posted November 14, 2009 at 5:58 PM

   My son Joseph M. suffered a stroke on June 26, 2009 and all indicati;ons are that he is headed for long term care in a month or two is 30k gross short term care stops in Dec. then long term kicks in at about athe same rate. I don’t see how a Miller Trust can help since he is single. He is totally incapacitated and improving slowing – going home with him would be most difficult. Social Sec. is determining his disablity staus which should come athrough in a month or so…is reducing his income through legal means possible to qualify him for Medicaid?-
5. Rich Shea

   Posted December 23, 2009 at 8:14 AM

   A Miller Trust can work if the Medicaid applicant is single or married. The key issue is if the Medicaid applicant receives too much income to be eligible for Medicaid benefits.
6. Rich Shea

   Posted December 23, 2009 at 8:16 AM

   Every asset and source of income that is available to the Medicaid applicant is considered available. From the perspective of Medicaid eligibility, if an applicant’s income exceeds the limit the fastest way to fix it is with a Miller Trust which can be completed within a couple weeks generally. With income from a divorce, a long term option may be to modify it through the divorce court, but that will probably take longer and may cost more.
7. Rich Shea

   Posted December 23, 2009 at 8:18 AM

   A Miller Trust does not “protect” assets or income. It is a tool to re-characterize income so that it is within the strict eligibility limits. A Miller Trust in no way increases the income or assets that a Medicaid recipient can keep, its only purpose is to restructure a person’s income to fit within the eligibility standards.
8. Rich Shea

   Posted December 23, 2009 at 8:18 AM

   Responded to via email.
9. bernard hale

   Posted January 12, 2010 at 12:10 PM

   am looking for the DOWNLOAD of the application form! Where is it?
10. Rich Shea

    Posted January 12, 2010 at 1:47 PM

    The Medicaid application can be downloaded on the following page as described above: http://texastitle19.com/texas-medicaid-application/