Kozloff Stoudt Attorneys Develop Strategies for Medicaid Eligibility as Part of Estate Planning Law Services
A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has made it easier for Medicaid applicants in Pennsylvania to structure their Medicaid spend downs for quicker eligibility for Medicaid while providing the added benefit of short-term financial security for community spouses in the form of short-term annuities. In the case of Zahner v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS), the Third Circuit rejected DHS's treatment of the purchase of short-term annuities as disqualifying "transfers for...
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