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Federal rule lets nursing home resident's wife keep $1,900 monthly

Original: His $4,200 Pension Is Supposed to Go to the Nursing Home Once He's on Medicaid. $1,900 of It Will Come Home to His Wife Instead, Every Month, Because a Federal Rule Says She Can't Be Left Short

A man entering a nursing home receives a $4,200 monthly pension, which would normally go toward his care once he is on Medicaid. Under a federal spousal impoverishment rule, however, $1,900 of it will instead go to his wife each month, so she is not left short while he receives long-term care.

Why now: People are discussing how Medicaid's spousal income rules protect stay-at-home spouses facing nursing home costs

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• His $4,200 Pension Is Supposed to Go to the Nursing Home Once He's on Medicaid. $1,900 of It Will Come Home to His Wife Instead, Every Month, Because a Federal Rule Says She Can't Be Left Short · 24/7 Wall St.

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