Mom is in an assisted living facility. Mom and Dad both receive Social Security (total is about $20,000). Dad receives a federal retirement system pension of $35,000.
Because the assisted living facility costs about $3,800 monthly ($45,600 annually) and they have other … Continue Reading
Once a fairly routine procedure, the North Carolina Medicaid application process has gotten much more difficult. Perhaps rising budget concerns and controlling Medicaid is the reason.
The North Carolina Medicaid Application Problem
Medicaid has always placed restrictions on the … Continue Reading
Social Security recently announced a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2019. The 2.8% adjustment is important to more than seniors looking forward to the monthly benefit check because it drives a number of other important benefit levels as well.
In addition to Social … Continue Reading
This is the most advanced topic I have written for my public readers. But it can be an important topic, so hang in there.
According to conventional wisdom you should always name your spouse as beneficiary of an IRA. But if you are at all interested in asset protection that may … Continue Reading
Physicians of the Victorian age had a saying, “The operation was a success, but the patient died.”
Surgeon (and best-selling author) Atul Gawande, in Being Mortal, recounts the horrible last weeks of Joseph Lazarus, the first patient newly-minted Intern Gawande disconnected from … Continue Reading