Medicaid & Other Government Benefits

Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides payment for medical care for persons unable to afford to pay. Medicaid covers physicians’ services, hospital care, supplies and other necessary services once a person has been made eligible for the program. It is the only program that pays for the expenses of long-term care in a nursing home. …

Medicare Part A, which requires no premium contributions by beneficiaries (who have paid into the Medicare system during their working years), covers hospitalization, home health care, and limited nursing home care. …

Beginning in 2006, Medicare beneficiaries have had the option of enrolling in a prescription drug benefit. However, a person who does not enroll when first eligible but decides to enroll later may pay a surcharge for a late enrollment. The beneficiary must select a private insurer who offers the benefit in the beneficiary’s geographic area. Plans vary as to the medications covered, deductibles, co-pays and premiums charged. …

Although R. F. Meyer & Associates provides information and advice as to clients’ SSI eligibility, we refer our clients to one of several experts in the field for application help. Below for informational purposes only, are descriptions of the program from the Social Security Administration …

The Veterans’ Aid and Attendance (A&A) benefit may be used to pay for care of a veteran or a veteran’s family member, in an assisted living facility or at home. …