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Genworth recently completed their annual cost of care survey for 2013 in Texas. Unfortunately the cost of care keeps going up in Texas. In the Houston area, Homemaker services average an annual cost of $45,188 per year and have grown at a 2% annual rate; Home Health Aide services average an annual cost of $46,332…
There is a lot more free advice out there than good advice. I can’t count the number of families that I have helped qualify for Medicaid benefits after they were previously told by someone else that there is no way their loved one will qualify for Medicaid, or that they will have to pay everything…
In our previous review of how the HHSC treats income for Medicaid eligibility we discussed how they follow the “name on the check” rule. The name on the check rule places a great deal of importance on who a check is made payable to in order to determine its characterization for Medicaid eligibility purposes. When…
When it comes to Texas Medicaid eligibility for a spouse or loved one you may be surprised by some of the rules you have to deal with in order for your loved one to qualify for nursing home benefits. Some of the rules that you may be the most surprised about are the rules regarding…
*This post was for 2013*. Here are the current nursing home Medicaid asset and income limits. Certain numbers used to determine eligibility for Texas nursing home Medicaid benefits are subject to change every January 1st. For 2013 there was an increase in the monthly income limit and no change in the resource limit applied to…