Medicaid
Representing Yourself: Appeal of Nursing Home "Level of Care" Denial
This is a guide to help you represent yourself at an administrative hearing to dispute Medicaid's determination that you do not meet the criteria for nursing facility level of care. It is not necessary to have a lawyer at an administrative hearing...What is Medicaid?
What is Medicaid?
Medicaid is a health insurance program provided by the state and federal government. Medicaid is not the same as Medicare, which is a health insurance program provided by the Social Security Administration. (Medicaid el...What is the Difference Between Medicaid And Social Security?
What is Medicaid?
Medicaid is a health insurance program run by the state of Kentucky with state and federal funds. Medicaid has many different categories of assistance, and it is possible to be eligible under more than one category. Medi...I Lost My Medicaid, Food Stamps, or TANF. What Do I Do?
Two questions, one answer:I got a notice that my benefits (Medicaid, Food Stamps, or TANF) are being terminated (or reduced or were denied). What do I do? ... Information for People Who Cannot Afford Nursing Care Kentucky Medicaid rules have changed. There is a limit on the amount of income that a person can have when they receive help from Medicaid for:
- care in Nursing Home, or
- care in institutional Hospice, or...
What If You Can't Afford Your Medicaid Prescription Co-Payment? What You Need to Know About Medicaid Prescription Drug Co-Pays:
A co-payment is the amount you are expected to pay the pharmacy when your prescription is filled.
You are not required to pay the co-pay if you are:
- Una...
Qualifying Income Trusts: Questions and Answers 1. I have been (or my family member has been) notified that Medicaidis requiring the establishment of a Qualifying Income Trust. What is this?
This is an arrangement which allows a person whose income is too high to qualify for Medic...
Instructions for QIT Trustees A Qualifying Income Trust ("QIT") should never contain anything except the Beneficiary's ("B's") income. Do not ever allow money that belongs to anyone else to be placed in the account, and do not allow B to deposit anything ex...
Preparing a Qualifying Income Trust (QIT) in Kentucky Need for QIT. Kentucky residents who are in long term care facilities or institutional Hospice, or receiving community-based waiver services, can no longer qualify for Medicaid through "spend down". These individuals must now meet...