Must All Funds In A Joint Account Be Spent Before A Person Is Eligible For Medicaid?
Joint account rules are very complex and there are different rules for joint bank accounts and other types of joint assets. Joint bank accounts are presumed to belong entirely to the Medicaid applicant and usually must be spent towards the cost of care.
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