Long Term (Nursing Home) Medicaid Limits in Texas20182019Income Limit (one Medicaid patient)$2,250/mo$2,313/mo Income Limit (both spouses)$4,500/mo$4,626/mo Countable Asset Limit$2,000$2,000 Protected Resource Amount, minimum$24,720$25,284 Protected Resource Amount, maximum$123,600$126,420 Spouse Maintenance Allowance (MMMNA)$3,090/mo$3,160.50/mo Transfer Penalty$172.65/day as of 09/01/2017$172.65/day as of 09/01/2017 Home Equity Limit$572,000$585,000 Inexpensive Medicaid & E

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on December 22, 2015. Dear Mr. Premack: You say that you and he inherited your mother’s house. There were a few ways that might have happened: via a probated Will, via a Living Trust, via a Life Estate Deed, or via the intestacy laws. Whatever example she set may be a good motivator for your brother. If she selected an easy route, he can emulate it. If she selected a difficult route, he can reflect on ways to avoid th

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on December 11, 2015. Dear Mr. Premack: You are asking questions that deal with the intersection between Medicaid and Probate. Medicaid is the government run program which provides nursing and home care to qualified patients. Probate is a courtroom process for transferring assets and satisfying obligations after a person dies. MERP is a program run by Medicaid which is designed to seek, after the patient dies, reimbur