Understanding Medicaid doesn’t have to be a mystery. Many seniors find themselves caught between needing extra assistance and not knowing where to turn. This collection of Medicaid help articles is designed to bridge that gap.
We explain exactly how Medicaid differs from other government programs and, most importantly, how it coordinates with your Medicare coverage. We’ve stripped away the legal jargon to give you the facts in plain English, helping you make informed decisions about your healthcare and your future.
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Should I Apply for Social Security Disability While Receiving Medicaid? Toni: I am a 59-year-old female and in June,2022 I was diagnosed with stage IIIA metastatic breast cancer. A non-profit Cancer program in Houston qualified me under Medicaid (Breast/Ovarian cancer...
Guidelines When Cancer Qualifies You for Medicaid Toni: I am a 58-year-old female and in October of 2020, I was diagnosed with stage IIIA metastatic breast cancer. A non-profit Cancer program in Houston qualified me under Medicaid (Breast/Ovarian cancer...
HELP!!! My Sister with Cancer Loses Medicaid!! My 60-year-old sister who had no health insurance or Medicare was granted Medicaid in January last year. She was granted Medicaid because she had stage 3 breast cancer with lymph nodes that were removed. She just learned...
What is the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program? Toni, I am a financial planner with a client who just received a bill for her mother’s Medicaid Long Term Care that was cared for at her mother’s house instead of a nursing home. Sue is now stuck with a $67,500 bill that...
[vifblike] Toni, I have a friend who just received a bill from the state of Texas for his mother's Medicaid nursing home care. No one informed him that Medicaid (the State of Texas) was running a tab of the entire healthcare that Medicaid paid and would take his...
Toni, Really enjoy your articles in the Examiner. Have a client who just received a bill for her mother's Medicaid payments during the last few years of her life. My client had no idea that Medicaid was running a tab; otherwise she would have had her mother's...
Hi Toni: Maybe you can answer this for my mother who is 84 years old and HAD!!! Medicaid QMB. In June, she lost her Medicaid QMB benefits because she was only $2.00 over the $931allowable amount. Now she has SLMB which only helps with prescriptions,...
