A recent bill proposed by Oklahoma Representative Mark Mullin seeks to put some limits on the over-use of annuities in Medicaid planning. Ever since the passage of OBRA ’93 and the resulting HCFA Transmittal 64, excess resources have been allowed to be converted into a narrowly prescribed single premium immediate annuity (SPIA). The bill, H.R. […]
All program certificants are required to uphold the highest ethical principles. As the premiere standard setting body in the Medicaid Planning field, the CMP™ Governing Board established an ethics panel made up of professional Medicaid Planners. Together they have formulated a unifying set of client-first principles to guide Certified Medicaid Planners™ in the proper and ethical […]
The Certification Exam: The CMP™ examination is a 160-question test covering a broad number of Medicaid Planning topics. The test type is multiple-choice. The test is administered at a local testing site by a professional proctor. The candidate can choose from a list of pre-approved testing centers. Most are located a major universities throughout the US. […]