Medicaid And VA Benefits In Florida: What To Know
Medicaid offers millions of Americans essential health coverage, especially those requiring assisted living facility and long-term nursing care. Veterans Administration (VA) benefits also assist many veterans with their cost of care needs. Understanding how these two programs intersect, however, takes specific knowledge – and it is not something you should handle alone.
At Feldman & Feldman, Counsellors at Law, P.A., our experienced elder law attorneys can help you and your family sort through the options to qualify for the care they need and help protect their assets for the future. We assist Coral Springs residents with both Medicaid planning and VA benefits planning.
Is Dual Eligibility For Medicaid And VA Benefits Possible?
Like Medicaid, VA benefits can be used to help pay for long-term care at home, in an assisted living facility, or in a nursing home. Wartime veterans or their surviving spouse can obtain help with paying for these care needs b y qualifying for the VA “Aid and Attendance” benefit.
Dual eligibility for both VA and Medicaid benefits is possible, but because both programs have very different requirements, an experienced elder law attorney should be consulted before any attempt is made to qualify for either program. Often, steps taken to qualify for one type of benefits can lead to disqualification for the other.
Working with an experienced elder law attorney can assist you with maximizing your ability the obtain both Medicaid and VA benefits to assist with paying for the cost of long-term care. This is especially important when seeking Medicaid qualification, as Medicaid is a “payer of last resort” and applying for all other benefits programs for which the applicant is eligible is a requirement to receive benefits under the Medicaid program.
Plan Ahead – Get Help
An experienced Medicaid planning lawyer can help you make sense of the interaction between VA benefits and Florida’s Medicaid program so that you can receive the clear answers about qualifying for both programs. Call Feldman & Feldman, Counsellors at Law, P.A., at 954-228-6074 or use our online contact form to schedule your initial consultation today.