The last time the United States issued a worldwide alert was October 2011, although it has issued other, less-urgent worldwide travel guidance more recently.
For federal tax purposes, medical expenses can include the cost of medical care in a nursing home, home for the aged, or similar institution, for the taxpayer or his or her spouse or dependents. It can include the cost of meals and lodging in the home if a principal reason for being in the home is to get medical care.
The formula is more complicated for determining Medicaidâs reimbursement of care at home. Whether Medicaid would pay for any of your long-term care costs at home (assuming you qualify for the program) depends on your stateâs rules. âIncreasingly, states have been applying for waivers from the federal government to cover home- and community-based care for people who would otherwise have met the nursing-home care requirement,â says Grant.