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House unanimously passes bill requiring nursing homes to notify residents of right to consult attorney about Medicaid
Summary
The House passed a bill requiring nursing homes to provide notice to residents of their right to consult an attorney about applying for Medicaid and options to protect some assets; sponsor cited average skilled-care costs and argued families are often unaware of protections.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House unanimously approved a bill requiring nursing homes to notify residents and families that they may want to consult an attorney before applying for Medicaid.
Representative Bonner, the bill’s floor sponsor, said many older Pennsylvanians enter nursing homes without knowing that Medicaid rules allow some assets to be protected. On the House floor he cited an average…
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