by Christine | Jan 25, 2012 | Elder Law, Hospice, Medicare, Nursing Homes |
A national hospice company improperly cycled patients through nursing homes and hospice with a goal of making as much profit as possible from Medicare, according to a whistleblower lawsuit announced this week. Healthcare lawsuits involving the various ways that the...
by Christine | Jan 24, 2012 | Conservatorships, Elder Abuse, Elder Law |
Craig Reaves, past president of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, practices elder law in Kansas City, Mo., and fields occasional questions from New Old Age readers. On the topic of disclosures, a reader inquired about what to do about her family of eight...
by Christine | Jan 11, 2012 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estate Tax |
“Most of the states are still in pretty poor shape, and if the economy doesn’t improve you might see more action by state legislatures seeking other sources of revenue,” says James Walschlager, an analyst with tax publisher CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business. Not all...
by Christine | Jan 10, 2012 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Limited Conservatorships, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Special Needs Trusts, Supplemental Security Income |
I just read a very interesting article in "The Voice" which is the newsletter of The Special Needs Alliance regarding using pooled trusts in estate planning written by a friend and fellow collegue, Stuart D. Zimring, an excellent...
by Christine | Jan 10, 2012 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, LIfe Insurance |
One billion dollars. That is the amount of money state regulators estimate is sitting on life insurers' books and owed as death benefits, some of it languishing there for decades. To make a broad but warranted generalization, life insurance companies generally...
by Christine | Jan 9, 2012 | Elder Law, Medi-Cal Long Term Care |
Along with the new beginnings that come along with a New Year, also come the new "numbers' for Long Term Care Medi-Cal Eligibility in California. Here is a brief outline regarding eligibility factors for ONLY the Medi-Cal Long Term Care Program....
