MassHealth Revises Eligibility Divisor to $274

 

Effective May 1, 2009, the penalty for transferring assets was revised to one day of ineligibility for every $274 transferred. The previous divisor was one day for every $267 transferred, so this results in a shorter penalty period during which MassHealth will not cover the costs of a skilled nursing facility.

The date MassHealth receives an application or eligibility review form determines which amount to use when calculating the penalty period.  If received before May 1st: use $267, if received on or after May 1st: use $274.  For example, for an application filed prior to  May 1, a transfer of $100,000 would have caused 375 days, of ineligibility.  The same transfer would cause 365 days of ineligibility for an application filed after May 1st.

Click here to read the MassHealth Eligibility Memo issued on May 1, 2009.

-From: “MassHealth Revises Eligibility Divisor to $274” , MassHealth UPDATE from Margolis & Bloom, LLP, May 14, 2009.

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