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Massachusetts Medicaid Trust Law

Research MassHealth fair hearing decisions and legal positions taken by Office of Medicaid on trusts

Category: issue: nursing facility use of principal for appellant’s care

Appeal 1815328

Fair Hearing Decision 1815328

Posted on December 4, 2018August 2, 2019 by Brian E. BarreiraPosted in Approval at Fair Hearing, Chelsea, Cynthia Kopka, issue: arguably revocable, issue: language ignored if it defeats Medicaid eligibility standards, issue: language not disregarded just because it renders principal unavailable, issue: nominee trust, issue: nominee trust and irrevocable trust, issue: nursing facility use of principal for appellant's care, issue: power of appointment, issue: power of appointment to charity, issue: retained control over trust

Appeal 1803351

Fair Hearing Decision 1803351

Posted on July 31, 2018November 28, 2018 by Brian E. BarreiraPosted in Approval at Fair Hearing, Chelsea, Fair Hearing Decisions, issue: availability of principal to others does not mean it is available to grantor, issue: nursing facility use of principal for appellant's care, issue: retained control over trust, Rebecca BrochsteinTagged assets in trust not countable, children may decide how to spend their distributions, principal available to appellant's children, principal not available to appellant.

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