Appealing Medicaid Decisions
If your Medicaid application has been denied, or your benefits have been reduced or terminated, you have the right to appeal that decision.
July 2026
Social Security benefits 2026: check amounts and retirement income maximization
Your 2026 Social Security benefit ranges from $2,969 to $5,181 monthly depending on when you claim, with a 2.8% cost-of-living increase affecting all beneficiaries.
The Hardship Waiver
"The Hardship Waiver" is not a single, specific program with a unified set of rules. Instead, hardship waivers exist across multiple financial and legal...
How to Minimize Estate Recovery
Estate recovery is a legal process where government agencies, pension administrators, or creditors seek to reclaim funds from a deceased person's estate...
The Estate Recovery Program
The Estate Recovery Program (ERP) is a federal initiative that requires states to recover Medicaid expenses from the estates of deceased beneficiaries...
Medicaid Recovery After Death
When someone receiving Medicaid-covered long-term care services dies, the state can recover the costs it paid for that care from the person's estate.
Qualified Income Trust
A Qualified Income Trust, also called a Miller Trust, is an irrevocable trust designed to help people qualify for Medicaid long-term care by legally...
The Miller Trust Explained
A Miller Trust, formally known as a Qualified Income Trust (QIT), is an irrevocable legal trust created specifically to help individuals with high income...
Medicaid Income Limits
Medicaid income limits are the maximum income thresholds that determine whether you qualify for Medicaid coverage.
Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance
The Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance, or MMNA, is a critical protection built into Medicaid's Spousal Impoverishment Rules that allows married couples...