THE UNWARRANTED FEAR OF LAWYERS: COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES As those who read my column on a regular basis know, I practice elder care law and only...
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Medicare Choice: How to Decide What’s Right
Is Medicare+Choice the Right Choice for You? Medicare is the only national health insurance program. Persons eligible for Social Security retirement...
Medicare Home Health Aide
MEDICAID HOME HEALTH AIDE For the thousands of individuals in our society struggling to live independently in the community, the Medicare home...
Medicare Drug Benefit: What You Should Know
MEDICARE'S NEW BENEFIT: A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW The Medicare program will finally have a prescription drug component. Whoopi! Medicare was...
Medicare and Skilled Nursing Facility
NURSING HOME DISCHARGE: WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? The scenario: Mom, age 80, falls and fractures her hip. She needs surgery and remains in hospital for...
Medicare 100 Days of Coverage
MEDICARE'S 100 DAYS OF COVERAGE As those of you who read my column know, I practice elder law. Most every day of the week, I am either discussing an...
Medicaid Takes Money
BUT WON'T MEDICAID TAKE MY MONEY A lot of people believe that if they require long term care, Medicaid will take their money. "Can I save my money...
Medicaid Planning for the Rich (More)
AND THE SURVEY SAYS … RICH PEOPLE DON'T PLAN FOR MEDICAID Critics of Medicaid planning claim that lawyers are making rich people eligible for a...
Medicaid Planning for the Rich
MEDICAID PLANNING FOR THE RICH The problem with lawyers is, they make their rich clients artificially poor so they can qualify for Medicaid and get...
Medicaid Perils: What You Need to Know
THERE'S NOTHING TO IT. HAND ME THE HAMMER. Almost every day, a potential client comes to my office and asks how he can transfer his assets to his...
Medicaid Benefits Misconceptions
AN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE In recent columns, I've written about fairly recent developments in the field of elder law - court decisions that strength,...
Medicaid and Community Care
I WANT TO STAY IN MY HOME NO MATTER WHAT I have yet to meet a person who told me that they wanted to live in a nursing home. In fact, very few...
Medicaid After Death of a Spouse
CONTINUING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AFTER THE DEATH OF A SPOUSE Many of my clients who are seeking to qualify for Medicaid are married. One spouse is in...
How Medicaid Impacts the Economy
MEDICAID: A BOON FOR THE POOR AND THE ECONOMY It's odd, but true. Sometimes, you need to spend money to make money. And, when you can get someone...
Looking for the Magic Pill
LOOKING FOR THE MAGIC PILL, AT A GOOD PRICE Older people must be on drugs. Expensive ones. Congress is debating whether or not to add a prescription...
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Should I Apply for Medicaid?
When mom (or dad) needs care in a nursing home, should she apply for Medicaid benefits? There are many factors that go into this answer; there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Long-term care can last a long-time. That fact is right in its name, long-term care. And...
Before You Make a Tax-Free Gift, Read This
How much can I gift to my children without paying tax? This is a question my clients have been asking me since I opened my practice. Most of my clients have an estate worth between $100,000 and $800,000 including life insurance, their house, and their retirement...
How To Pick a Nursing Home
When your mother needs care in a nursing home, there is a lot of pressure on you to get her care right. Mom took care of you for so long it is difficult to switch roles and realize that mom is the one who needs care now. Greatly adding to this pressure is the...
A Recent Medicaid Planning Win Worth Sharing
A recent win in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, caps a long series of wins with regard to Medicaid-complaint annuities. Medicaid is a federal and state needs based medical payment plan. Unlike health insurance and Medicare, the Medicaid program...
How To Pick an Executor
Over the past twenty-five years, I have drafted thousands of last wills, financial powers of attorney, and advanced health care directives. If I do say so myself, I have done a fairly excellent job in drafting these documents. Ensure that you have these documents and...
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