Posts Tagged ‘spousal impoverishment’
“Spousal Impoverishment” Budgeting for Managed Long Term Care
January 5th, 2015 by David Goldfarb
New York will apply Medicaid “spousal impoverishment” budgeting rules for home care under the Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) program. New York’s laws on spousal impoverishment budgeting, New York Social Services Law § 366-c(2)(a), was amended in 2013 to include for the purposes of budgeting under the definition an “institutionalized spouse” a person who is […]
Breaking News: New York will apply new Medicaid budgeting rules for home care.
January 22nd, 2014 by David Goldfarb
Couples, where one person is receiving Medicaid home care through the Managed Long Term Care program will be able to use the “spousal impoverishment” budgeting rules or the old community based budgeting rules – whichever is more favorable. On Sept. 24, 2013, New York State Department of Health announced that “spousal impoverishment protections” are available […]
