Can you complete the Medicaid application without professional help?
If a family member needs Medicaid (Title XIX) to pay for care in a nursing home or at home, a Medicaid application will be required to initiate the process. The Medicaid application is filed with the Department of Social Services (“DSS”) where it is reviewed by an intake worker. The Medicaid application process can be quite daunting. As an example, in most cases, the application requires the production of all of the applicant’s bank statements for the prior four years. A review of the bank statements by the intake worker often results in follow-up questions concerning specific transactions. The job of the intake worker is to scrutinize the applicant’s past transactions (potentially as far back as five years) and verify that nothing has occurred that affects eligibility. A family member may have difficulty assembling the required documents or knowing how to respond to inquiries about past transactions.
Please contact our office if you need help with a Medicaid application. We can help you get through the potential mine field of issues that may be raised by an intake worker.