Like it or not Medicaid has become a middle class nursing home financing system. Not out of greed, but out of necessity.
The last attempt Congress took at “reforming” the Medicaid rules, they simply came up with more complex rules and “kicked the can down the road.”
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Did you know that there are over 2,000 federal, state, and private benefits programs available to help qualifying elders and other individuals with disabilities? No wonder I sometimes get headaches.
You can discover what valuable benefits you or a parent may qualify for in about … Continue Reading
The false Medicare “Improvement Standard” under which the Medicare program and its payment contractors have sought to deny nursing home and other benefits for individuals who “fail to progress” or who have “plateaued” is about to be buried. The funeral is scheduled sometime after … Continue Reading
Guest Column
There have been tremendous changes and fluctuations in the long term care insurance industry in the last 15 years. The cost of care has more than double while the cost for long term care insurance has tripled and in some cases quadrupled. There are also fewer … Continue Reading
As an elder law and special needs attorney I get a track-side seat for a pile of planning train wrecks: Here are the best ones . . .
This is a column for the contrarians among us who will insist, against mounds of advice, on creating maximum legal havoc. Here are ten great ways … Continue Reading