Couldn't find much info on this, and not sure where to ask, but I've read that the President has approved work requirements for programs like Medicaid, and that Ohio had been considering adding work requirements for Medicaid. Are they going to do this? I'm currently a 24/7 caregiver for my father, and worry about him without me being there. He can't get any additional help right now. Will I be required to look for work this year, and if so, when? Anyone know?
If your living at your dads house, you want to safeguard the letter. The reason why is that if later on in a yr or 2 & dad should need a higher level of care and he needs to go into a facility and onto Medicaid to pay for the NH, you can use the letter to establish the caregiver exemption to Medicaids required MERP aka estate recovery program. If there’s no exemptions or exclusions to MERP then in theory a lien or a claim can be placed onto his house with proceeds from the sale of the property used to reimburse Medicaid for what Medicaid paid. By getting the caregiver exemption it allows you to transfer ownership of his home to you without “gifting” penalty. If you find later on, your facing placing dad in a facility, do a post and folks will have suggestions as to how to do the Medicaid application beforehand.