May 11, 2023, marked the end of the Covid Public Health Emergency (PHE). The conclusion of the PHE also ended a requirement of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that kept people continuously enrolled in Medicaid programs…
Consider being sick and deciding whether you can afford medical care before seeking help. Unfortunately, for many Americans, seeking medical care hinges on affordability rather than medical necessity. About half of US adults have gone without or delayed medical care…
The Medicaid agency reviews a beneficiary’s eligibility for continued Medicaid coverage during the Medicaid redetermination process. Typically, this process occurs annually. However, during the pandemic, the federal government enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), requiring continuous Medicaid enrollment…
A safeguard has been in place to protect the savings of married couples who use Medicaid for over 30 years. These protections prevent husbands and wives from bankrupting themselves funding care for their loved ones. They originally required…
People with disabilities simply refer to travel as “accessible travel” or “disabled travel”. There is a lot to consider when traveling with a disability. Proper research, planning, and preparation are crucial. In the past, traveling as a disabled…
In the United States, demographic and cultural shifts are occurring. The baby boomer generation continues to “gray” the country and is changing the way individual states set budgets and health care policies. More attention will be paid to…
There is a common acronym in healthcare called LASA, which stands for “look-alike-sound-alike” and refers to medications. When it comes to federal programs, Medicaid and Medicare, in written form, look alike and they do sound alike but work…
The future of long-term care (LTC) for older adults may rely heavily on artificial intelligence (AI). The increasing relevance and adoption of AI have sparked debate over whether introducing it to healthcare technologies is ethical. How can AI…
You may be wondering how estate planning differs from elder law as you begin planning for your future financial affairs and health care needs. Estate planning and elder law also have some similarities. Even though these two types…
Medicaid is a federal program that provides financial assistance to individuals who meet the minimum income and asset requirements for nursing home care, assisted living, in-home care, and adult foster care. As a result of these rules, many…