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George called me concerning his step-mom, Rita.  Rita is in the hospital but about to be transferred to a nursing facility where she will remain on a long term basis once Medicare coverage stops.  The conversation quickly turned to Medicaid. George explained that Dad and Rita have been married 5 years. 

Mom has dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis or is in a general declining state of health due to advanced age.  She has an acute condition or injury that requires her entry to the hospital and then to a sub acute facility for rehabilitation.  Up to 100 days of rehabilitative services

This is a special time of year.   No, I’m not talking about Halloween or the traditional holiday season from Thanksgiving through New Year’s.  It is Medicare’s open enrollment period, a once a year special event. Medicare is one of the many government programs that can be maddeningly confusing.  There are so