{"product_id":"health-care-medicaid-estate-planning-hrd-93-29r-9781289016227","title":"Health Care: Medicaid Estate Planning: HRD-93-29R","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): U. S. Government Accountability Office (\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePursuant to congressional requests, GAO determined the: (1) prevalence of Medicaid estate planning for purposes of becoming Medicaid-eligible; (2) value of assets sheltered through Medicaid estate planning; and (3) extent to which states are enforcing Medicaid requirements concerning Medicaid estate planning. GAO found that: (1) half of the Medicaid applicants converted assets from one form to another or transferred assets to another party; (2) asset conversions averaged $5,600 and typically involved setting aside money for burial arrangements; (3) other types of conversions included home repairs and automobile purchases; (4) asset transfers were far less frequent but involved larger amounts of money; and (5) half of the applicants that transferred assets were denied eligibility.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bibliogov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47596695683223,"sku":"9781289016227","price":1429.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781289016227.webp?v=1774994792","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/health-care-medicaid-estate-planning-hrd-93-29r-9781289016227","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}