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Your Important Documents and How to Organize Them

We can all benefit from a little organization, right? You are now preparing for a Medicaid application and organization is essential!

The following is a list of information you should have in writing.

PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR YOU/YOUR SPOUSE

  • Location of: birth certificates; marriage certificate; social security cards; divorce decrees; naturalization and adoption papers
  • Names and addresses of children (or location of death certificates, if any of your children or your spouse is deceased)
  • Education and military records
  • List of employers and dates of employment
  • Names, addresses and phone numbers of close friends and relatives
  • Location of Wills and Trusts (you do not need to disclose contents)
  • Durable Powers of Attorney, Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care, Living Wills, Funeral Plans

MEDICAL INFORMATION FOR YOU/YOUR SPOUSE

  • Names, addresses and phone numbers for doctors, pharmacists, emergency services and hospitals
  • Health Charts: medical conditions; allergies, dates and descriptions of past illnesses, operations and immunizations
  • Medicare and Medicaid information
  • Medicare EOMB's (Explanation of Medical Benefits)

FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR YOU/YOUR SPOUSE

  • Real estate deeds, mortgages, titles, notes
  • Social Security earnings records and information
  • Sources of income, pensions, interest, dividends, etc.
  • Investments: Certificates of Deposit; Stock Certificates; Bonds; Notes; Savings Bonds
  • Insurance policies: Life; Accident; Health; Auto; Property
  • Medical expense records
  • Names, addresses and phone numbers for lawyers and financial advisors
  • Bank accounts - numbers and addresses: checking; savings; credit unions
  • Location of safety deposit box and key (including list of contents)
  • Copies of federal, state and local income tax returns (last 6 years)
  • Property tax statements
  • Loans owed and status
  • Automotive titles, registrations, bills of sale
  • Business and partnership agreements
  • Liabilities: what is owed, to whom, when
  • Credit cards and charge accounts (names and numbers)
  • Location and inventory of personal, valued items
 

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