"...[A]s we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know."
- Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
One of the most difficult conversations with our elderly clients and their family members involves explaining how difficult and mysterious applying for and obtaining Medicaid coverage can be if they do so without experienced, knowledgeable counsel. Secretary Rumsfeld's now famous (or infamous) quote comes to mind as I try to explain what it is that our firm brings to a Medicaid application.
First, the known knowns...