Complete Guide to Medicaid Planning in New York

Pierro Law 2024 New York Medicaid Planning Guide

Navigate Medicaid and Long-Term Care Planning with Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC

Our distinguished New York Elder Law Attorneys have created an invaluable Medicaid Planning Guide to help you and your family prepare and qualify for long-term care assistance.

Medicaid is a needs-based program that follows strict income and asset guidelines, and the levels for qualification change from year to year. Even if you are skeptical that you may be able to qualify for Medicaid, careful planning can help you meet the criteria for this program.

About the 2024 Medicaid Planning Guide

The cost of long-term care nationwide and in New York is steep and has been on the rise for over 20 years. Understanding how to navigate Medicaid requirements could save you and your family from financial hardship. This free guide is your first step toward planning for your family’s future care needs.

Download the Guide

Inside the Guide:

Medicaid Income & Resource Limits
The Changing Landscape of Home Care Rules
Strategies for Asset Transfer
Qualifying for Nursing Home Medicaid
Innovative Planning for Long-Term Care
The Future of Medicaid and Long-Term Care

Get Your Copy Now

Understanding Medicaid in New York and Upcoming Changes

For decades, New York residents seeking long-term care in their homes have reaped the benefits of one of the most generous Medicaid Home Care programs in the nation. Over the past few years, however, lawmakers and the Department of Health have implemented new rules that restrict eligibility.

An Important Window of Opportunity

Currently, there is no lookback for asset transfers when applying for Community Medicaid (Medicaid Home Care). This means there is now a window of opportunity for elder law attorneys to help families preserve life savings, complete a Medicaid application, and once accepted: long-term care services could typically begin in the home within a few months.

Unfortunately, this may change as soon as 2025 if New York begins phasing in a 30-month lookback period.

In this Guide, you’ll learn about strategies to take now to protect yourself or your loved ones from more restrictive qualifications in the future. The attorneys at Pierro, Connor & Strauss, led by Lou Pierro, Aaron Connor, Frank Hemming and Tommaso Marasco stay on top of all the new rules and asset protection techniques, which you can learn about in our monthly educational webinar series, Medicaid Mondays.

Watch the videos here!

Planning for the Future Starts Today

Important changes to New York Medicaid are coming soon. Don’t wait until it’s too late to start your Medicaid and long-term care planning. Download our free guide to take the first step toward securing your future and that of your loved ones.

Download the Guide

What Our Clients Have to Say

My experience with Pierro, Connor and Strauss has been everything that they advertise. I have been working with attorney Frank Hemming on and off since December 2016 on behalf of my elderly mother. Frank was instrumental in getting my mother home healthcare aide services through the NYS CDPAP [Medicaid] program back then.

I hadn’t the need to contact him again until July of 2023 when my mother’s health began to decline, and she needed additional home healthcare aide services. Once again, he came through for us and helped her receive the additional hours that she needed.

More recently, he helped set up both a pooled trust and a revocable trust for my mother’s estate. I really enjoy working with Frank and his team. I find him to be professional, knowledgeable, personable, and great at what he does.

I would also like to give special thanks to Megan Kalisz and April Brickle-Griesemer. I appreciate everything each of them has done to help us. Kudos to the law firm of Pierro, Connor and Strauss and especially Frank Hemming!

Andrew F.

I highly recommend Pierro, Connor, & Strauss. Frank Hemming, Elizabeth Tranka, [who] are wonderful to work with. They are thorough, kind, respectful and trustworthy.

They helped my family procure the necessary documents for our aunt’s estate and secured her finances with Medicaid. They continued to assist us with other difficult matters even after our contract was completed.

When relatives out of state needed assistance, Frank went out of his way to help them find local attorneys. In the future Pierro, Connor, & Strauss. will be the only place my family will rely on for all of our elder law needs. I can’t say enough kind words to let them know how much we appreciated their help during difficult situations.

Thank you so much!

Patrick P.

My wife and I cannot say enough about Pierro, Connor & Strauss and in particular Frank Hemming with whom we worked. Frank and his team were awesome advising us in all things related to our estate and planning for the inevitable to ensure that our last wishes are following and assets protected.

We found Frank to be both personable and very knowledgable and would have no hesitation in recommending him and his law office to others.

Andy C.

More Medicaid Planning Resources from Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC

Information on Medicaid Planning

2024 Long Term Planning Guide

How We Can Help With Medicaid Planning

Understanding Medicaid: What Does Medicaid Cover?

In the complex and frequently changing landscape of health care in the United States, Medicaid stands out as a vital program. Since 1965, it has provided essential coverage to millions of low-income individuals and families. Alongside Medicare, Medicaid serves as a lifeline for those who may otherwise struggle to afford health care services.

Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Long term Care Planning, Medicaid, Medicaid Planning, Planning

7 Reasons for Seniors to Celebrate in 2023

2022 was a tumultuous year. Amid a continuing pandemic, tense midterm elections, and a war in Ukraine, we have grappled with more than our fair share of grim news. However, with 2023 in motion, there are some silver linings — in particular for seniors.

Asset Protection, Medicaid, Medicaid Planning

Quick Tips: Your New York Medicaid Asset Protection Trust

Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts are a powerful planning tool that preserve assets and can enable applicants to qualify for Medicaid. However, it’s important to understand the rules of the trust; for instance, which assets can go in and which assets stay out, and the critical timing involved in these transfers. Here are some do’s and don’ts to follow that will give you the maximum value for your Medicaid Asset Protection Trust.

Long Term Healthcare, Medicaid

Medicaid Changes: New Home Care Rules to Limit Eligibility

The care available to New York’s most vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities is facing draconian changes, with new rules announced by the Department of Health that will limit eligibility and access for new Medicaid applicants. The rule changes, effective November 8, 2021, will present significant new challenges to seniors and people with disabilities, transforming New York’s Medicaid home care benefits from the most generous in the nation to a more restrictive program.

Long Term Healthcare, Medicaid

Harsh New Restrictions on NY Medicaid Home Care – Postponed

For many years, New York didn’t have a look-back period for Medicaid home care. That’s right, an applicant could give away all his or her assets and then apply for Medicaid community-based care the following month, without penalty.

Asset Protection, Long Term Care, Medicaid

Medicaid’s Power to Recoup Benefits Paid: Estate Recovery and Liens

Medicaid

New York Delays Restrictions on Medicaid Eligibility for Home Care

APPLICANTS SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ‘EXTRA TIME’ TO APPLY WHILE FAVORABLE RULES REMAIN IN EFFECT by Louis Pierro and Frank Hemming III For many years, New York didn’t have a look-back period for Medicaid home care. That’s right,…

Medicaid

States May Not Terminate Medicaid Benefits During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Access to affordable medical care is especially important during a global health crisis. You should be aware that federal law prevents states that have accepted increased Medicaid funding from terminating Medicaid benefits while the coronavirus health emergency continues. New York is among those states, by accepting $323 million in enhanced Medicaid matching funds provided in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

Medicaid

Drastic Changes to New York Medicaid Home Care to Start October 1

We are sharing an important advisory about the future of New York State's Medicaid program. Following the passage of the 2020-2021 State Budget, we now know there will be significant changes to how seniors and disabled individuals will become eligible for and receive Medicaid benefits in their homes.

Best Lawyers Tier 1 in Trusts and Estates Badge 2025

CAPITAL REGION
43 British American Boulevard
Latham, NY 12110
Phone: 518-459-2100

NEW YORK CITY
260 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Phone: 212-661-2480

Proudly offering our legal services in these areas

Capital Region • Albany, NY • New York City • Ronkonkoma, NY • Garden City, NY • Hudson, NY

Lake Placid, NY • Utica, NY • Clark, NJ

Disclaimer

The material contained on this Website is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice on any subject matter. No recipients of content from this site, clients or otherwise, should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content included in the site without seeking the appropriate legal or other professional advice on the particular facts and circumstances at issue from an attorney licensed in the recipient’s state. The content of this Website contains general information and may not reflect current legal developments, verdicts or settlements. The Firm expressly disclaims all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on any or all the contents of this Website.

Any information sent to The Firm by Internet e-mail or through the Website is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis. Transmission of information from this Website does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and The Firm, nor is it intended to do so. The transmission of the Website, in part or in whole, and/or any communication with us via Internet e-mail through this site does not constitute or create an attorney-client relationship between us and any recipients.

Some links within the Website may lead to other web-ites, including those operated and maintained by third parties. The Firm includes these links solely as a convenience to you, and the presence of such a link does not imply a responsibility for the linked site or an endorsement of the linked site, its operator, or its contents.

Furthermore, The Firm does not wish to represent anyone desiring representation based upon viewing this Website in a state where this Website fails to comply with all laws and ethical rules of that state. The Firm does not intend to represent any party in any state in which this website may not comply with all applicable laws and ethical rules, nor will the firm represent any party with respect to legal matters related to the laws of any state or country in which its attorneys are not admitted to practice law.

Reproduction, distribution, republication, and/or retransmission of material contained within The Firm’s website is prohibited unless the prior written permission of The Firm has been obtained.

Website and SEO by Razor Rank

Download Our Medicaid Planning Guide

Navigate Medicaid and Long-Term Care Planning with Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC

About the 2024 Medicaid Planning Guide

Inside the Guide:

Understanding Medicaid in New York and Upcoming Changes

An Important Window of Opportunity

Planning for the Future Starts Today

What Our Clients Have to Say

More Medicaid Planning Resources from Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC

Proudly offering our legal services in these areas

Disclaimer