Medical Assistance 2012

Asset Transfers, Community Spouses and New Law

Highlights include:

• All the new developments including bulletin #11-21-10, changes proposed by the pending waiver requests, the treatment of life estates, new community spouse income requirements and much, much more!

• Current asset transfer policies

• Asset transfer penalty policies/hardship waivers

• Transfers that are exceptions to the penalty periods

• Presentation by State Medicaid Director, David Godfrey on Waiver Requests

• A long range planning panel

• The use of life estates amidst current MA policies

• The new community spouse support obligation

• Obtaining an increased community spouse support order

• Senior housing – the impact of recent law changes

• Much, much more!