By skyforbes I'm currently tasked by my lawyer to jump through the VA pension hoops for my dad, even though he won't get approved; he has at least one asset that clearly puts him over the threshold. I called my state's local medicaid group and they were like yea, that's the only way to show declined. We are doing a division of assets with Medicaid, so that's why there's a disparity like this between the applications.
But yea, what in the heck? It's obviously clear cut he won't get approved by published documentation and a property value statement (also available online). The VA application has to be the thing to say no… because…?
I have to jump through all the medical examiner hoops for the VA (which I'm waiting on) and itemize all of their property assets in the picture… just to get a decline and make Medicaid happy.
I get Medicaid is not an entitlement, but this kind of burden of proof is dumb.