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Loopholes Closing for Elderly Seeking Medicaid
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Proposed rule changes that could affect how the elderly become eligible for Medicaid funding for nursing home care.

People now are barred from giving away their assets during certain period before they can receive Medicaid money for long-term care. The federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 lengthened that time from three to five years.

Rule changes proposed by Illinois officials will bring the state in line with that five-year "look back" period. Other rules also follow federal requirements to close loopholes that have been used to shelter assets of Medicaid recipients.

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 13 in Chicago on the proposed rule changes.

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