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Understanding the MaineCare Transfer Penalty

November 6th, 2023
MaineCare, the Medicaid program in the state of Maine, imposes a transfer penalty as part of its eligibility rules for long-term care benefits (nursing home care, residential care/assisted living, and in-home care through the Home and Community Based… Read More
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Categories: Long-Term Care Planning, MaineCare Myths, Medicaid / MaineCare
Tags: elder care, Maine Medicaid, Mainecare

The Community Spouse Resource Allowance

January 20th, 2022
Many individuals rely on MaineCare (Maine Medicaid) benefits to help pay for expensive long-term care services. The MaineCare rules and asset limits are confusing, hard to find, and difficult to navigate. In addition, the available strategies for leg… Read More
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Categories: Long-Term Care Planning, Medicaid / MaineCare
Tags: elder law, Maine Medicaid, Mainecare

National Elder Law Month

May 24th, 2019
May is National Elder Law Month! At Maine Elder Law Firm, a practice of Rudman Winchell, our elder law services include long-term care planning and asset protection planning, advance health care directives and financial powers of attorney, Maine Medi… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: advanced health care directives, asset protection planning, elder law, financial powers of attorney, Maine Medicaid, Mainecare, national elder law month

Medicaid Estate Recovery: Will the State Take my House?

April 10th, 2019
There is a lot of misinformation and confusion surrounding estate recovery and the Maine Medicaid (MaineCare) long-term care benefit. One of the biggest fears we hear from aging Mainers is, “I don’t want the State to take my house.” That only h… Read More
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Categories: Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
Tags: elder law, estate planning, estate recovery, Mainecare, Medicaid