My friend Nate from ERI is always asking me when I’m going to take a trip to someplace interesting like Antarctica so I’m very excited to give him a shout out from that very place! “Hey Nate! Thanks for the suggestion.” I can report that I have not seen any polar bears from land, air [...]

Dear Ben, Recently I found a MCO member, who was disenrolled due to being over asset limits for Medicaid. He is working so wouldn’t he be eligible for Family Care using MAPP with a $15,000 asset limit? Thanks, Maribeth Here’s my response: Hi Maribeth: Thank you for your question. This question comes up frequently. You [...]

Hi Ben! I had a question recently about State-Only 1619(b) and assets. In getting the answer I was told State-Only 1619(b) works “just like federal 1619(b)” yet I am unclear exactly how that works as well. So, my question is this: If a person is receiving Medicaid under 1619(b) and goes over $2,000 in assets [...]