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Last week we were examining Mary Jane’s problem getting Medicaid for her mom.  Specifically, the issue was a joint account held by mother and daughter. Into that account, Mary Jane deposited her income which she used to pay for household bills, such as utilities, real estate taxes, homeowner’s insurance etc.  She

Mary Jane told me,  “Mom has no money.  She’s never had any money.  But Medicaid  still denied her application and now I owe the nursing home $40,000.”  I knew there had to be more to her story.  Sure enough, there was. It’s a very common belief that, because Mom and Dad