May 29, 2019 | 2019, AHCCCS, ALTCS, Coverage, Health insurance, Medicaid, Medical eligibility (PAS)
7 out of 10 applicants are denied for ALTCS the first time they apply. With non-financial, financial, and medical reasons for denials, there is an obvious need for someone to take those applicants by the hand and help them understand why, work with them on options to...
May 16, 2019 | 2019, AHCCCS, ALTCS, Consulting, Coverage, Health insurance, LTC Costs, Medicaid
ALTCS cannot approve a potential member unless he/she is in living in an appropriate ALTCS setting. If the ALTCS potential member has a hospital stay and must go to a rehab center thereafter, please do not allow the hospital to discharge the potential member to a...
Feb 15, 2019 | 2019, AHCCCS, ALTCS, Changes, income, Medicaid, Medicare Savings Plan, Resource eligibility, resources, Share of Cost
Hello everyone, AHCCCS / ALTCS / Medicare Cost-Sharing programs have updates multiple times a year. Some numbers change in January, some in February, some in July, and some in October. The most recent changes include updates to the Medicare Savings Plans (QMB, SLMB,...
Aug 2, 2018 | 2018, AHCCCS, ALTCS, Changes
PDF version of this information As of July 1, 2018 (blue text only updated in July 2018) ALTCS Individual Standards $2,250.00—ALTCS Monthly Income Limit $2,000.00—Resource Limit Medicare Savings Plan Individual Standards $1,012.00—QMB Income Limit...
Jun 14, 2018 | 2018, ALTCS, Consulting, Medicaid, Paid Caregiving, Uncategorized
FOUR things to keep in mind regarding ALTCS medical eligibility (PAS – Pre-Admission Screening) The eligibility is getting tougher. For example, it used to be that a dementia diagnosis in the chart was sufficient. Now, it must be documented by a neurologist. If...