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Should You Prepare and File a MassHealth Application on Your …

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. Many people can file a MassHealth application on their own, but sometimes it makes sense to get help. The more complicated the …

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MassHealth: Medicaid in Massachusetts

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. An unmarried person who applies for MassHealth long-term care to help cover nursing home expenses is usually allowed to keep …

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What Income Is Considered to Be Noncountable in the MassHealth

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. Although most types of income are considered countable in the MassHealth application process, and are therefore required to be spent on the applicant's care, there is a small category of income known as noncountable income that is not considered. Any income in this category of noncountable income must still be …

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What Is the Difference Between the MassHealth Lookback and

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. The MassHealth lookback period is not the same thing as the MassHealth disqualification period. The MassHealth lookback period is a flat …

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What Are Considered Noncountable Assets on a MassHealth …

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. When applying for MassHealth, the assets of the applicant are scrutinized in detail. Assets that are considered “countable” usually have to …

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What Is Estate Recovery by MassHealth

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. Estate recovery is the process whereby MassHealth gets reimbursed for its expenditures on behalf of a MassHealth recipient. In …

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Assisted Living MassHealth: Medicaid in Massachusetts

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. When one spouse is living in a nursing home and the other spouse is living anywhere else, the spouse who is not living in the nursing …

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MassHealth Denials and Appeals MassHealth: Medicaid in …

WEBJuly 26, 2013 – 2:05 pm. by: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. In the 2013 Massachusetts Appeals Court case of Kaptchuk v. Director of Office of Medicaid, a …

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Does the MassHealth Program Have a Home Equity Limitation

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. In general, a MassHealth applicant can keep ownership of the person’s home (although it will be subject to a lifetime lien, allowing MassHealth to get reimbursed on a sale during lifetime, and the person’s probate estate will be subject to an estate recovery claim, making MassHealth reimbursement very close to…

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How to Obtain Free Banking Information for MassHealth …

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. When applying for MassHealth long-term care benefits to pay for nursing home care in Massachusetts, it can be expensive to obtain …

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Pooled Trusts MassHealth: Medicaid in Massachusetts

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. A pooled trust is a special needs trust where the funds of many people are pooled in one account for investment purposes. The overall …

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What Is a Pooled Trust

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. A pooled trust is a special needs trust where the funds of many people are pooled in one account for investment purposes. The overall …

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MassHealth: Medicaid in Massachusetts This blog focuses on the …

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. When one spouse is living in a nursing home and the other spouse is living anywhere else, the spouse who is not living in the nursing home (who is …

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What Is Considered to Be a Cure or Partial Cure by MassHealth

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. When a disqualifying transfer (such as a gift) is made, a period of ineligibility from MassHealth can be caused. If the transfer is undone, …

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How Does MassHealth Treat a Sale of a Life Estate

WEBWhen a person who has a life estate wants to sell the real estate, the life tenant is legally entitled to a share of the proceeds. The amount of the proceeds that the …

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Nursing Home Residents Rights – MassHealth: Medicaid in …

WEBA Primer on Nursing Home Residents Rights under Medicaid Law. Approximately 20% of all persons who die every year are residents of nursing homes. …

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Real Estate Liens MassHealth: Medicaid in Massachusetts

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. In general, a MassHealth applicant can keep ownership of the person’s home (although it will be subject to a lifetime lien, allowing MassHealth to get …

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Revocable Trusts MassHealth: Medicaid in Massachusetts

WEBRevocable Trusts. Although the assets of just about any revocable trust will avoid probate, the assets of these trusts are never preserved for Medicaid purposes if a …

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Doherty Case Should Cause Some Concern about Irrevocable …

WEBby: Brian E. Barreira, Esq. In Doherty v. Director of the Office of Medicaid, the Massachusetts Appeals Court rendered a 2009 decision that could be viewed as an …

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