A recent Supreme Court of Ohio decision [Estate of Atkinson v Ohio Dept of Job & Family Service, 9/8/15] denied the residence exemption for a married couple and will be forcing some community spouses to sell their home in order to spend down for Medicaid

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has announced the 2016 Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurances . . .

The federal budget agreement that President Obama signed into law November 2, 2015, contains changes to how spouses can claim Social Security benefits, ending two strategies previously used to maximize benefits.

If you create a trust, you will need a separate person or institution, called a "trustee," to manage the trust either now or in the future, depending on the type of trust.  

Most long-term care involves assisting with basic personal needs rather than providing medical care.