Estate Planning

Illinois Nursing Homes at Risk with Threats in Medicaid Reductions
Proposed changes to federal funding for Medicaid could cost Illinois more than 10,000 jobs and over $400 million in lost wages. Over the next five years, Illinois could see upwards of $2...

House Passes Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act
On March 3rd, 2008 the Oversight Committee released a report, “The Administration?s Medicaid Regulations: State-By-State Impacts.” The report examined seven Administration-imposed Medicaid regulations which, if implemented, would slash federal Medicaid funding to states for vital programs and services by about $18 billion over the next five years...

GAO says CMS needs to provide more oversight over supplemental Medicaid payments
Medicaid program is shared between the federal government and states. States pay qualified providers for covered Medicaid services and receive federal matching funds from the Department of Health & Human Services? (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for...

CMS Never Ending Penalty Period Rule Upheld in Appeal of Denial of Application for Assisted Living Facility Medicaid in New Jersey
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (?CMS?) states that the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. No. 109-171, 120 Stat. 4, 151) (?DRA?) does not permit a person to receive benefits under a Medicaid waiver program (including assisted living facility Medicaid) if there has been a transfer of assets within sixty months of the [...

CMS Never Ending Penalty Period Rule Upheld in Appeal of Denial of Application for Assisted Living Facility Medicaid in New Jersey
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (?CMS?) states that the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. No. 109-171, 120 Stat. 4, 151) (?DRA?) does not permit a person to receive benefits under a Medicaid waiver program (including assisted living facility Medicaid) if there has been a transfer of assets within sixty months of the [...

How does Medicaid interact with medical payments insurance
I received a good question today and thought I would share my thoughts on the issue. The question concerns Medicaid and "med pay". In NC, Medicaid gets 100% of med pay (first party) insurance proceeds...

Illinois Ground Beef Recalled
due to Possible E. coli Contamination

Illinois Residents
Exposed to Potentially Carcinogenic Drinking Water

University of Illinois Medical Center
Potential $14 Million in Malpractice Settlements

Suit Filed On Behalf of 400,000 Michigan Medicaid-Dependents Denied Access to Dental Healthcare
Michigan Medicaid Sued Over Dental Healthcare

Payments Begin in Landmark $16 Million Medicaid Class Action
Payments Begin in Landmark $16 Million Medicaid Class Action

Medicaid Fraud
Novaritis, GSK to Pay $114.5 Million