Take Back Control
Can you answer these questions? My loved one’s nursing home is ________________________. My loved one’s nursing home costs $____________ every month. My loved one will be broke on ___________. My loved one will be able to keep
Texas Resource Eligibility Limit
Every family must prove resource eligibility in addition to establishing income eligibility for Houston Medicaid nursing home benefits. If you or your spouse have too much value in counted resources, your application for Houston Medicaid will be denied. The resource limits are different based on the status of the Medicaid applicant’s spouse, if any. If…
The Stimulus Check and Your Medicaid Eligibility
In order to continue receiving Texas Medicaid nursing home benefits, the person receiving assistance must maintain income eligibility and resource eligibility every month. If you go over income or over assets for one month, you could lose your Texas Medicaid benefits for the entire month. Occasionally marketplace events can cause problems with maintaining eligibility. A…
Income Eligibility Limit – Married
One essential criteria to qualify for Houston Medicaid nursing home benefits is income eligibility. For a Houston Medicaid applicant that is married, the income limit for 2009 is
The Minimum Monthly Needs Allowance for Nursing Home Medicaid
The Minimum Monthly Needs Allowance (or MMNA) is a critical term that you will need to be familiar with and understand if your spouse needs Texas nursing home care. If the applicant for Texas Medicaid benefits is not married, then the MMNA will not be involved. The Minimum Monthly Needs Allowance (MMNA) refers to the…