Feb 4, 2016 | 2016, AHCCCS, ALTCS, Changes, income, Medicaid
YEAR 2016 ALTCS/MSP GUIDELINES As of February 1, 2016 ALTCS Individual Standards $2,199.00—ALTCS Monthly Income Limit $2,000.00—Resource Limit Medicare Savings Plan Individual Standards $ 990.00—QMB Income Limit $ 990.01—$1,188.00—SLMB Income Limit...
Jan 27, 2016 | 2016, ALTCS, Coverage, Medicaid
Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) Non-financial guidelines Assigning rights to other health insurance to AHCCCS AHCCCS requires assignment of rights to medical benefits and cooperation. Payments from lawsuits, medical settlements, claims, or benefits are...
Jan 27, 2016 | 2016, ALTCS, Changes
What is ALTCS (pronounced “all tex”)? ALTCS is an acronym that stands for Arizona Long Term Care System. It is a division of AHCCCS (pronounced “access”). AHCCCS stands for Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System and is also referred to as Arizona’s Medicaid...
Oct 8, 2015 | 2015, AHCCCS, ALTCS, Changes, Consulting, income, Medicaid, resources, Room & Board, Share of Cost
ALTCS uses some specific numbers in their community spouse monthly income allowance calculation. The numbers used in the calculation change three times a year. Effective October 1, 2015, the following numbers changed: $ 271.00 Standard Utility Allowance; this amount...
Jul 1, 2015 | 2015, ALTCS, Changes, Consulting, Room & Board, Share of Cost
ALTCS uses some specific numbers in their community spouse monthly income allowance calculation. The numbers used in the calculation change three times a year. Effective July 1, 2015, the following numbers changed: $1992.00 Monthly Spousal Need $ 598.00 30% of the...
May 20, 2015 | 2015, ALTCS, Changes, CLDP, Legal document preparation, Trust
I get a lot of calls from folks who are under the impression that it is okay to hide information from government agencies. The most common one is when someone is the beneficiary of a trust. Under most government programs you MUST report when you are the trustor,...