Events

Medicaid Planning CLE

Thursday, February 9, 2017
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Stay on the Cutting Edge of Medicaid Practice

Skyrocketing health and long-term care costs are putting added pressure on your aging clients to find a way to afford assisted care. This focused course is dedicated to helping you offer the most current and effective Medicaid planning. Get detailed instruction on fulfilling all four eligibility criteria, with special focus on excluded assets, qualifying transfer techniques, same-sex couples planning, and estate recovery rules. Register today!

• Hear the latest changes to in-home care services coverage under the ACA and PACE.
• Clear up out-of-state coverage issues before applying for Medicaid.
• Find new ways to transfer assets without risking eligibility.
• Can a gay couple claim CSRA? Find the answer to this and other questions raised by the recent DOMA repeal.
• Determine what assets count as “without saleable value” for purposes of qualified transfers.
• Walk through the Medicaid application, hearing and appeal steps; and get tips on speeding up the process.
• Prevent malpractice with legal ethics guidance tailored to Medicaid practice challenges.
• Make better use of waivers and estate recovery exemptions.

Format: Panel Discussion led by four attorneys, including Smith Debnam Elder Law Attorney Brett Thompson.