Nursing Home Expenses

ByAdam Roa

Use of Medicaid Recipient’s Income to Pay Existing Nursing Home Expenses The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released a critical Medical Assistance eligibility update (MR 154). The changes in this update are profound. It now allows a nursing home Medical Assistance recipient to use her income to pay for nursing home related expenses (up…

Medicaid Asset Threshold

ByAdam Roa

Asset Levels for Maryland Medicaid For Maryland purposes, the Medicaid applicant can have no more than $2,500 in countable assets while the community spouse can have no more than $126,420 (can be less) in countable assets.  There are many instances where the community spouse will have a lower asset threshold.  The key is what is…