What is Medicaid?
Medicaid is a joint federal, state and local program that provides a broad range of medical and health benefits, including long-term care for those who are permanently or chronically ill, injured or disabled. Medicaid should not be confused with Medicare, which is a Federal medical insurance program that covers acute medical problems and rehabilitation.
Who is eligible for Medicaid?
Medicaid applicants and recipients must satisfy strict eligibility requirements. Generally, individuals who are eligible for Medicaid have only a minimal amount of resources or income. Spousal income, assets and property are subject to the eligibility requirements for married couples.
Is it possible to protect your assets and income, and still be eligible for Medicaid benefits?
YES! With proper legal advice and comprehensive Medicaid Planning from a qualified Elder Law attorney, you or your family member or friend may be able to conserve your life’s savings and your income, and your home, for yourself and your Estate.
Without proper advice and planning, under the Medicaid eligibility guidelines, you or your family member or friend will not qualify for Medicaid home care benefits in New York unless:
Eligiblity requirements for Medicaid nursing home care are even more strict !
New York seniors, as well as the disabled of any age, and their families and friends, are rightly concerned about the medical and financial issues that accompany aging or disability. Absent comprehensive Medicaid planning, the current guidelines leave the elderly or disabled with very little money or property to pay for luxuries or necessities, or to make any provisions for their heirs.
Preserving Your Life's Savings
Because of the eligibility guidelines, and the complexity of public benefit programs, legal advice from a qualified Elder Law lawyer is a necessity if you and your family are concerned about preserving your life's savings or conserving your income for yourself or your Estate. The New York Medicaid Planning attorneys at Lamson & Cutner can assist you with comprehensive Medicaid Planning, all done with strict adherence to Federal, New York State and local laws.
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Each Medicaid Planning attorney at Lamson & Cutner is compassionate and understanding of your needs. He or she will counsel you on the available options that may include a pooled income trust, special needs trust, supplemental needs trust, fixed annuities, promissory notes, caregiver agreements, or other strategies.
Each lawyer at Lamson & Cutner will, to the fullest extent possible within the applicable requirements of Federal and New York law, try to satisfy your objectives and goals, and assist you with a comprehensive Medicaid strategy that is tailored to your needs and situation.
The New York Medicaid Planning lawyers at Lamson & Cutner can advise you whether you are elderly, a senior citizen, or permanently disabled person living in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island or Westchester or Nassau Counties. Their offices are conveniently located in Mid-Town
Manhattan near Grand Central Station. Call Toll Free 1 (866) 524-1818 to schedule an appointment to discuss your Elder Care needs.
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Senior Citizens, the Elderly, Aging, their family members and friends from Borough Park (Boro Park) to Bensonhurst, from Williamsburg to North Williamsburg, from Crown Heights to Brooklyn Heights and all of Kings County are invited to contact a Medicaid planning lawyer at Lamson & Cutner, P.C.to discuss the options available to protect their assets.
The Medicaid planning attorneys at Lamson & Cutner, P.C. encourage the Elderly and their family and friends to call from the New York Metropolitan Area, including New York City's five boroughs of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx to discuss the applicable Medicaid Federal and NY State laws. |
