Special Needs Trust Created Too Late; Funds Go To State
JANUARY 11, 1999 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 28 Virgil Lamont Hamilton, a California child, was injured in a tragic swimming pool accident in 1982. Hamilton suffered severe brain damage, and will require total care and extensive medical treatment for the rest of his life. Since the accident, Hamilton has lived in a California state institution, Agnews […]
Medicaid Recovery Claimed Even After Death of Spouse
JANUARY 4, 1999 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 27 About half the cost of all nursing home care in this country is paid by the federal-state Medicaid program. The program is available to individuals who have reduced their assets below $2,000 (not counting homes, autos and a handful of other exempt assets). When the nursing home resident […]