COA Upholds Separate Maintenance for Medicaid Planning
By Doug Chalgian on March 19, 2022
Stacy v Stacy, involves the validity of a separate maintenance agreement entered into for Medicaid planning purposes. [Click on the name to read the case.] Husband is...
Medicaid Letter has Advocates Looking Up
By Doug Chalgian on February 2, 2022
A recent letter from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has advocates excited about the possibility that the end may be near for the income...
Medicaid Modifies Vehicle Exclusion
By Doug Chalgian on October 19, 2021
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has decided to update the definition of “vehicle” in the context of its long-term care Medicaid programs. As you...
Crowing About David Shaltz
By Doug Chalgian on January 23, 2021
Proud this morning of my friend and colleague David Shaltz for his involvement in an important case out of Minnesota. David isn’t licensed there, but he was allowed...
COA Delivers Lump of Coal to Medicaid Planners
By Doug Chalgian on December 18, 2020
In the combined cases of Schroeder v DHHS and Almy v DHHS , the Michigan Court of Appeals’ imposes severe punishment on the use of probate court protective...
Medicaid Spend Down on “Household Goods” to become more Difficult
By Doug Chalgian on September 5, 2020
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released new language for the Bridges Eligibility Manual yesterday, which includes a change to the definition of “Household Goods.” ...
SBO Trust Part 2: Meaning Revealed
By Doug Chalgian on July 31, 2020
UPDATE: The start date for the policy discussed in this post was moved until at least March 1, 2021. Just a month ago I wrote about new...
PACE Adopts Divestment Rules
By Doug Chalgian on March 17, 2020
SECOND UPDATE: In April 2021, the implementation of the divestment rules to PACE was tabled indefinitely. UPDATE: Due to COVID, implementation of divestment rules to PACE has...
April Brings BEM Change on Promissory Notes
By Doug Chalgian on March 3, 2020
A "BEM Item" is a written rule used by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to determine eligibility for Medicaid benefits. BEM Item 400 (aka "BEM...
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About The Author: Doug ChalgianI am an estate planning, probate litigating, elder law attorney. This is a blog for clients and professional colleagues. In it I offer my ideas about the state of the law and the practice of law. I believe we are living through a unique period during which the law (which is traditionally slow to change) and society are attempting to evolve to address the explosion of people living long lives. I find these developments fascinating and enjoy being involved in this evolution. |