Tag Archives: Medicaid
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Long Term Care Insurance in Maine: What you don’t know just might lose you a few hundred thousand dollars.
By Nova Ewers, Beach Glass Transitions, LLC Patricia Nelson-Reade, R.N., CELA, recently gave a presentation on Long Term Care planning to the Cumberland County Networking Group for Senior Service Providers at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth, Maine. Today Patty … Continue
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2012 Tax Update: Maine Tax and Medicaid Law
Learn how to avoid “cracks” in your nest egg at a free seminar for seniors Wednesday, February 8, from 10 a.m. – noon at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Brunswick, 2 Columbus Drive. The workshop has been … Continue
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Rich Vs. Poor in America: now it’s the seniors fault
An Associated Press article that ran in this morning’s Portland Press Herald is titled Wealth Gap Widest Ever Between Young, Old and goes on to have what I think is an amazing subhead: young adults bear the … Continue
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Maine nursing home care: Maine’s elderly will lose as Congress gambles on Medicare cuts
Richard Erb, president of the Maine Health Care Association, writes about balancing the budget on the backs of our nation’s elders in today’s editorial section of the Portland Press Herald. Although we think of Medicaid as a program … Continue
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Ask Lynn
Q: I’m a social worker trying to help a friend who lives in Maine. I understand all you have said (referring to a recent blog on Medicaid), but am wondering, if a spouse who will remain in … Continue
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Maine Medicaid: What’s Your Plan Part II
In my last blog, (Maine Medicaid: What’s Your Plan?) we talked about Medicaid/MaineCare financial qualification. It boils down to this – you can ask the state for help, but before they’ll help you, you need to spend … Continue
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Maine Medicaid: What’s Your Plan?
by Kerry L. Peabody, CSA, CLTC, a Long Term Care Insurance Specialist with Clark Insurance “I don’t want the state to take everything I have.” I often hear this when I begin discussing Medicaid with my clients. … Continue