By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County NJ Appealing Medicaid Denial Lawyer Often applicants are denied NJ Medicaid or if approved, assessed with a significant penalty period because there is not a clear paper trail of asset and property transfers. This means that a family will be liable for months of a nursing […]
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A Gift to Minor’s Account (UGMA) Is Exempt From New Jersey Medicaid After 5 Years
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Freehold Township, Monmouth County New Jersey Medicaid Application Attorney I’ve commented about the case of a resident denied Medicaid because in her Medicaid application she listed a Minor’s Account as a resource. In this case, the client provided the Medicaid caseworker five (5) years of financial records and was […]
Understanding the Differences in the Many New Jersey Medicaid Programs
By Fredrick Niemann, Esq. a NJ Medicaid Eligibility Attorney As an elder law attorney, I regularly work in the State Medicaid programs that provide long term care benefits. I categorize these programs primarily as institutional Medicaid and community waiver Medicaid under the MLTSS Program (Managed Long Term Support Services). Institutional Medicaid covers long term care in […]
Federal Medicaid Law Prevents a Nursing Home from Billing You Directly
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, Monmouth County, NJ Elder Law & Medicaid Attorney I read an interesting case, which frankly brought up an issue I had not contemplated which is; must a medical service provider (i.e., a doctor, hospital x-Ray technician) bill a Medicare/Medicaid patient directly for services […]
What Exactly Is Alzheimer’s Planning? Why Is It Important for Elder Care Planning?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a NJ Alzheimer’s and Dementia Attorney Alzheimer’s planning sounds like a difficult and obtuse concept, and many persons are not familiar with even the basics of it. It involves asset and income planning, as well as life care planning. By combining estate planning, asset protection, Medicaid planning, and planning for […]
Can a Nursing Home Unilaterally Transfer My Parent to a Different Room Without Her Consent?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a NJ Discharge from a Nursing Home Lawyer The involuntary transfer of a Medicaid recipient, including “an individual who had entered the facility as a private pay resident and is now awaiting a decision on Medicaid eligibility is permitted only “when an adequate alternative placement . . . is available. […]
The Most Common Misconception About Medicare and Who Pays For Long Term Care
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Medicaid Attorney In my Elder Law practice, I work with many people of various ages at various stages of life. I counsel them in the subject of Medicare, how it works and what is covered. It’s in this discussion that common misconceptions […]
Mortgages and Medicaid Liens: Which Is Paid First? Part 2: Priority of Claims Paid
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Medicaid Attorney In our last blog entry, I discussed with you the New Jersey Medicaid Lien laws and when it will not be enforced against a decedent’s estate. When you die, the statutory law requires the executor of your estate to pay […]
Mortgages and Medicaid Liens: Which Is Paid First? Part 1: The Medicaid Lien
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Medicaid Attorney A client came to see me seeking to move in with her mother, who is receiving home based Medicaid long term care. She wants to renovate her mother’s home, and seeks to record a mortgage against the home for the […]
A Disorganized Paper Trail Often Results in a Denial of NJ Medicaid
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a NJ Applying for Medicaid Attorney In New Jersey, Medicaid applications are getting tougher to get approved these days. The State has created a new application form that requires more detail and information. Many families call us to handle their Medicaid application. Often I advise clients that we have to […]