Since estate issues, one way or another, affect everyone over time (since death does) and since Medicaid planning has for many years been a topic of popular conversation — and popular misconceptions ...

With the holidays around the corner, now is a prime time to consider whether gifting makes sense for you, and if so, to whom ...

To qualify for Medicaid, Katie's mom would need to spend down those joint accounts before she can get coverage. If her pension income is too high, she also won't qualify — unless she uses that income ...

On March 6, 2024, U.S. Rep. Janice Schakowksy of Illinois and chief deputy whip and ranking member of the House Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee, introduced a bill to totally eliminate ...

Medicaid estate recovery is the practice by which the program seizes assets, including homes, to pay for long-term care after a beneficiary has died. Welcome back to "Ask an Advisor," the advice ...

Planning for long-term care is a crucial but often overlooked part of estate planning. Determining who will care for you and how that care will be paid for can be an uncomfortable conversation, yet it ...

How can a state cope with the growing cost of Medicaid long-term care? The Flint Hills Center for Public Policy of Wichita, Kansas tackled that question in a study I conducted for it in July 2006. The ...

Estate planning refers to the preparation of tasks aimed at managing an individual's asset base in the event of their ...

Stacy Francis is the President and CEO of Francis Financial & founder of Savvy Ladies™, empowering women to achieve financial independence. When my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer that had ...

For many American families, an owned home represents their largest asset and a cornerstone of generational wealth-not to mention a source of great emotional resonance. Unfortunately, as many people ...