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Medicare Options

April 11th, 2016

When signing up for Medicare benefits it is important to know your options and how they might interact with your current healthcare coverage. For most Americans over the age of 65 the benefits of Medicare are obvious. It provides affordable health ca… Read More

Tags: age, benefits, current affairs, Elder Law, healthcare, Medicare

Taxes on Social Security Benefits

April 8th, 2016

Many people are surprised to learn that their Social Security retirement benefits might be subject to federal income taxes. Many Americans are surprised to learn that they can be taxed on their Social Security retirement benefits as explained in My S… Read More

Tags: Elder Law, , Tax

Social Security Is Not as Doomed as You Might Think

April 6th, 2016

If you listen to some politicians and alarmist headlines, then you might reach the conclusion that the Social Security system is doomed to fail at any time. The reality is that while the system needs adjustments the situation is not completely broken… Read More

Tags: Elder Law,

Women Live Longer than Men but Not Healthier

April 4th, 2016

A new study reveals that women can still expect to live longer than men on average. However, women suffer from more disabilities in those extra years. For some time, estate planning for older married couples has been based in part on the assumption t… Read More

Tags: Elder Law, estate planning

Hospice Director Charged with Murder

March 28th, 2016

Hospices are supposed to provide humane end of life care. Most do. However, one hospice in Texas shows why we should always be vigilant in protecting against abuse of the elderly. Monica Patterson was the director of a hospice in Edinburg, Texas. It… Read More

Tags: aging issues, care, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, help, home care, hospice, law, long-term care, nursing home

New Nursing Home Quality Measurements

March 25th, 2016

The federal government has announced six new measurements for its system of comparing the quality of care patients receive at nursing homes. Anyone interested in information about the quality of a nursing home can go to Medicare's website and us… Read More

Tags: care, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, homes, housing, level of care, long-term care, Medicaid, Medicare, Nursing Homes, quality of care, Special Needs, weblogs

Japan Debating Living Wills

March 24th, 2016

The right to refuse life-extending medical care is well-established in the U.S. Millions of Americans have living wills instructing doctors not to give them certain kinds of treatment. In Japan the idea is a novel one and being hotly debated. In the… Read More

Tags: aging issues, estate planning, Living Will, power of attorney, web blogs, Wills

Nursing Homes Abandoning Residents

March 22nd, 2016

Under federal law if a nursing home patient goes to a hospital and the nursing home subsequently refuses to readmit the resident, the resident is entitled to an administrative hearing conducted by state government. However, even when residents win th… Read More

Tags: Elder Abuse, Elder Law, hospitals, long-term care, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, senior care

Fixing Backlog of Medicare Appeals Costly

March 11th, 2016

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a bill to fix the backlog in Medicare appeals could cost $1.7 billion. The Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act is a bipartisan effort in the Senate to help with the curre… Read More

Tags: appeals, bill, budget, congressional, coverage, denial, doctors, Elder Law, health and human services, judge, law suit, Medicare, Medicare Appeals, payments, process, senate

Medicare Eligibility Requirements

March 7th, 2016

Some people are automatically enrolled in Medicare and this can lead those not enrolled automatically to believe they are not eligible. This is often not the case. People are often confused by the rules for Medicare eligibility because people are onl… Read More

Tags: benefits, disability, Elder Law, Medicare,

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