Elder Law Articles
- 06/02/2007 — 2007 Long-Term Care Insurance Price Index Announced
- 06/01/2007 — Medicare Part D Can Hinder Ability to Spend Down to Medicaid
- 06/01/2007 — Federal Appeals Court Deals Another Blow to Challengers of Medicaid Transfer Law
- 05/31/2007 — Consider Putting Gifts to Grandchildren in a Trust
- 05/31/2007 — Five Planning Pointers for Parents with Disabled Children
- 05/21/2007 — Who Gets What? Dividing Possessions Before Death
- 05/20/2007 — Senate Reaffirms Support for Fixing Estate Tax at 2009 Level
- 05/20/2007 — Congress Approves Resolution Fixing Estate Exemption at $3.5M
- 05/16/2007 — Receiving an Inheritance While on Medicaid
- 05/16/2007 — Private Medicare Plans Accused of Using Shady Marketing Tactics
- 05/12/2007 — Fixing Estate Tax at 2009 Level Appears to Have Senate Support
- 05/07/2007 — Elder Abuse Web Site Offers Resources and Contacts
- 05/10/2007 — Report: Medicare Advantage Plans Can Be Too Good to Be True
- 05/01/2007 — GAO Study Finds Transfers by Elderly Are Infrequent and Small
- 04/30/2007 — Part D Enrollment Penalty Waived in 2007 for Those Who Qualify for Extra Help
- 04/25/2007 — Long-Term Care Benefits for Veterans and Surviving Spouses
- 04/23/2007 — Does Your Estate Plan Include Your Pets?
- 04/23/2007 — Harmful Nursing Homes Largely Escape Penalties, Report Finds
- 04/19/2007 — Part D Recipients Must Repay Mistaken Refunds, Court Rules
- 04/17/2007 — Web Site Helps Medicare Drug Plan Enrollees Save Drug Costs
- 04/18/2007 — Advocacy Group Seeks End to Medicare Wait for Those With Disabilities
- 04/13/2007 — Nursing Home Room Now Averages $75,000 a Year, Survey Finds
- 04/11/2007 — Pre-Paid Funeral Plans: Buyer Beware
- 04/10/2007 — Should You Lend Money to Family Members?
- 04/06/2007 — Tailoring a Will and Power of Attorney for Multiple States
- 04/10/2007 — How to Choose a Nursing Home
- 04/02/2007 — The Top 10 Health Care Mistakes Made By the Elderly
- 03/30/2007 — Estate Planning Lessons to Be Learned From Anna Nicole Smith
- 03/28/2007 — Nursing Home Assessed Damages for Failing to Honor Patient\‘s Living Will
- 03/28/2007 — States Go After Living Trust Scams
- 03/26/2007 — Your Estate Plan: What Legacy Will You Leave?
- 03/26/2007 — Why Plan Your Estate?
- 03/12/2007 — Ombudsmen: Front-Line Advocates for Nursing Home Residents
- 03/21/2007 — Incidence of Alzheimer\‘s Rose 10 Percent in Last Five Years
- 03/20/2007 — Problems Reported with Part D Deductions from Social Security 1099 Forms
- 03/16/2007 — Nursing Home Residents Continue to Have Serious Problems Getting Proper Drugs
- 03/09/2007 — Will You Owe a Gift Tax This Year?
- 01/25/2007 — Make Sure Your Plan Beneficiary Choices Are Up to Date
- 03/09/2007 — Generic Will Form Leads to Unlawful Practice of Law
- 03/05/2007 — ElderLawAnswers Creates a Handy Guide to the New Medicaid Transfer Rules
- 03/04/2007 — Retirement Home Resident Fights Move to Increased Level of Care
- 03/01/2007 — Medicare Premiums May Increase Record Amount Next Year
- 03/01/2007 — Home Care May Not Be Cheaper than Assisted Living or a Nursing Home
- 02/28/2007 — What\‘s a Health Care Proxy and Why Do I Need One?
- 02/10/2007 — The DRA One Year Later: Dems Waiting for Outcome of Legal Challenges to Law That Stiffens Medicaid Transfer Penalties
- 02/06/2007 — Medicaid\‘s Spousal Impoverishment Figures for 2007 Released
- 01/31/2007 — Should an Attorney Prepare a Will for a Suicidal Client?
- 01/31/2007 — Are You Saving Too Much for Retirement?
- 12/20/2006 — New Part D Estimator Gauges When You\‘ll Run Out of Doughnut
- 12/22/2006 — Feds Launch New Web Site Promoting LTC Planning
- 12/26/2006 — Coordinating Medicare and Employer Coverage
- 12/26/2006 — Most Misunderstand LTC Costs and Coverage, AARP Survey Finds
- 12/27/2006 — Understanding Tenancy: The Different Ways to Co-Own Property
- 12/28/2006 — Some Medicare Drug Plan Enrollees Get Deadline Reprieve
- 01/05/2007 — Medicaid Recovery of Home Catches Many Families by Surprise
- 01/03/2007 — New Medicare Premium, Deductible, and Coinsurance Charges for 2007
- 01/14/2007 — Put Caregiving Arrangements in Writing, Lawyers Advise
- 01/17/2007 — Law Enacted Offering Caregivers Some Relief
- 01/20/2007 — Dealing with Credit Card Debt
- 01/23/2007 — After 14 Years, Elder Law Professor Prevails in Nursing Home Fraud Case
- 01/23/2007 — New Reverse Mortgage Products to Hit Market Soon
- 12/04/2006 — Is It Time for a Life Insurance Audit?
- 12/04/2006 — Bush Medicaid Panel Proposes Moving Nursing Home Residents into Managed Care
- 12/08/2006 — Medicaid Commission Releases Report; Democrats Unimpressed
- 12/11/2006 — Year-End Tax Planning: Some Considerations Before Jan. 1
- 12/14/2006 — Tightening Medicaid Rules Will Not Greatly Increase LTC Insurance Purchases, Study Finds
- 12/18/2006 — Massachusetts Medicaid Program Pays Family Caregivers
- 12/14/2006 — State Efforts to Encourage LTC Insurance Purchases Falling Flat
- 11/10/2006 — Judge Dismisses House Members\’ Suit Challenging Medicaid Law
- 11/09/2006 — Long-Term Care Insurance a Better Bet for Women, Study Finds
- 11/10/2006 — Judge Dismisses House Members\’ Suit Challenging Medicaid Law
- 11/13/2006 — IRS Issues Long-Term Care Premium Deductibility Limits for 2007
- 11/16/2006 — Medicare Open Enrollment Period Means More Decisions to Make
- 11/17/2006 — Award-Winning Writer Documents Her Last Days With Her Father
- 11/17/2006 — New York Sues Life Settlement Company for Influencing Brokers
- 11/30/2006 — How Will the New Congress Affect Key Elder Law Issues?
- 09/29/2006 — Judge Orders Stop to Medicare Refund Collection Effort
- 10/02/2006 — Caregiver Contracts: A Growing Planning Trend for Families
- 10/02/2006 — New Web Site Helps Families of Children with Special Needs
- 10/03/2006 — Charitable Donations From an IRA No Longer Taxable
- 10/06/2006 — When Should You Take Your Social Security Retirement Benefits?
- 10/13/2006 — New Insurance Offers Coverage in Case of a Long Life
- 11/02/2006 — LTC Insurance Partnership Program Will Allow More Policyholders to Exceed Medicaid\‘s Asset Limits
- 11/01/2006 — Assisted Living Costs Up 2.2% to An Average $2,968 a Month
- 11/09/2006 — Long-Term Care Insurance a Better Bet for Women, Study Finds
- 08/15/2006 — Residents of Most States May Have Time to Plan Under the Old Transfer Rules
- 08/15/2006 — Senate Approves Punitive Transfer Rules As Cheney Breaks Tie
- 08/15/2006 — Final Vote on Transfer Rules Unlikely Before January 31
- 08/15/2006 — Vote on Budget Set for Feb. 1; Groups Seek to Sway GOP Moderates
- 08/23/2006 — President Signs Pension Overhaul
- 08/23/2006 — Judge Dismisses Consumer Group\‘s Challenge to Law Changing Medicaid Rules
- 09/17/2006 — Clerk\‘s Documents Show Law Changing Medicaid Transfer Rules Never Passed House
- 09/20/2006 — What a Good Long-Term Care Policy Should Include
- 09/27/2006 — Study Finds Surprising Health Care Proxy Selections
- 09/21/2006 — Medicare Officials Suspend Effort to Collect Mistakenly Mailed Refunds
- 09/28/2006 — Average Cost of Private Nursing Home Room Tops $75,000 a Year
- 08/15/2006 — Congress Passes Bill Containing Punitive New Medicaid Transfer Rules
- 08/15/2006 — Free Conference Call on Resident\‘s Rights for Nursing Home Residents
- 07/27/2006 — Web Site Allows Elderly to Check Program Eligibility
- 07/27/2006 — IRS Cutting Jobs of Those Who Audit Estate Taxes of Wealthy
- 07/31/2006 — House Passes Bill Tying Estate Tax Cut to Minimum Wage Hike
- 08/01/2006 — How to Reduce Long-Term Care Insurance Costs
- 08/04/2006 — Estate Tax Reduction Dead for Now After Senate Rejects Bill
- 08/10/2006 — Case Highlights Need to Use an Estate Planning Expert
- 08/11/2006 — House Leader Warned White House of Defect in Bill Affecting Medicaid Transfers
- 08/15/2006 — New Reports Suggest Asset Transfer Changes Won\‘t Ease Pressure on Medicaid LTC Services
- 08/15/2006 — Elder Law Attorney Sues Over New \‘Law\’ Affecting Medicaid Transfers
- 08/15/2006 — Bush May Have Known of Constitutional Problems With Medicaid Transfer Bill
- 08/15/2006 — Congressman Asserts Asset Transfer Law is Unconstitutional
- 08/15/2006 — Democrats Reviewing Options in Standoff on \‘Law\’ Restricting Medicaid Transfers
- 08/15/2006 — It\‘s Official: Draconian New Medicaid Transfer Rules Enacted
- 08/15/2006 — Getting Comfortable With Estate Planning Terminology
- 08/15/2006 — House Members File Suit to Block \‘Law\’ Changing Medicaid Rules
- 08/15/2006 — Consumer Group Sues Over \‘Law\’ Changing Medicaid Rules
- 08/15/2006 — New Medicaid Law Means Adult Children Could Be on Hook for Parents\’ Nursing Home Bills
- 08/15/2006 — New Transfer Rules Change Long-Term Care Insurance Purchasing Decisions
- 08/15/2006 — Not So Fast: Typo in Budget Bill May Give Democrats Another Chance to Fight It
- 08/15/2006 — Many Poor Will Lose Medicaid Under Budget Bill, Report Predicts
- 07/07/2006 — Court Oversight of Guardianship Inadequate, National Report Finds
- 07/01/2006 — Minimum Income for Community Spouse Increases July 1st
- 07/14/2006 — Medicare Beneficiaries Facing Another Double-Digit Premium Hike
- 07/11/2006 — Are Children Responsible for Their Parents’ Debts?
- 07/16/2006 — Nursing Home Residents Having Serious Problems Getting Proper Drugs
- 07/27/2006 — Estate Tax Repeal Fails Again; GOP Scrambles for Other Options
- 06/30/2006 — Proof of Citizenship Needed for Medicaid Applications or Renewals
- 06/30/2006 — GOP Delays Estate Tax Vote, Signaling Trouble
- 06/26/2006 — House Passes and Sends to Senate \‘Virtual Repeal\’ of Estate Tax
- 06/20/2006 — Redo Your Estate Plan Before You Remarry
- 06/16/2006 — Estate Tax Changes May Be Slipped Into Pension Legislation
- 06/13/2006 — Choosing a Life Insurance Policy
- 06/09/2006 — Estate Tax Repeal Goes Down to Defeat
- 06/09/2006 — What To Do When Medicare Says \‘No\’
- 04/07/2006 — Survey Reveals Courts Fail to Offer Basic Information on Probate
- 04/07/2006 — Stigma and Denial Delay Alzheimer\‘s Diagnosis by Years
- 03/31/2006 — Tips on Negotiating With an Insurer for Medical Coverage
- 03/17/2006 — Court Rules New Jersey Has Jurisdiction in Guardianship Feud
- 03/16/2006 — Retired Couples Will Need $200,000 for Basic Medical Costs
- 03/14/2006 — New Booklet Provides Help for Long-Distance Caregivers
- 03/03/2006 — Study Finds Wide Variation in Projected Need for Long-Term Care
- 02/22/2006 — New Bush Budget Calls for More Medicare, Medicaid Cuts
- 04/13/2006 — State Can Require Elderly Man With Suspect Vision to Take a Road Test, Court Rules
- 06/02/2006 — Senate Gearing Up for Estate Tax Repeal Vote
- 06/01/2006 — How to Prepare When Elderly Parents Move In With Adult Children
- 05/31/2006 — New Tax Law Includes Changes to Roth IRAs and Capital Gains
- 05/31/2006 — Medicare HMO Lock-In Is Scheduled to Take Effect July 1
- 05/26/2006 — Can an Employer Cut Retiree Health Benefits?
- 05/22/2006 — Web Site Combats Annuity Sales Abuses
- 05/12/2006 — Supreme Court Rules in Medicaid Lien Case
- 05/11/2006 — The Medicare Drug Benefit Deadline Is May 15
- 05/06/2006 — GOP Pressing for Vote on Estate Tax Before November Elections
- 04/30/2006 — Report Exposes Wealthy Families Behind Estate Tax Repeal Effort
- 04/28/2006 — Elderly Sue Over Medicare Drug Program Enrollment Process
- 04/28/2006 — Savings From the Medicaid Transfer Changes Will Be Minuscule, Report Predicts
- 04/27/2006 — Medicare Drug Participants Won\‘t Lose Coverage Immediately Under New Policy
- 04/22/2006 — What Do the New Medicaid Transfer Rules Mean to You?
- 01/06/2006 — The Message of the Pending Asset Transfer Changes: Don\‘t Delay Planning
- 01/11/2006 — Worksheet Helps Beneficiaries Compare Medicare Drug Plans
- 01/10/2006 — Residential Care Home Not Covered Under LTC Insurance Policy
- 01/12/2006 — Internet-Savvy Elderly Stymied By Medicare\‘s Drug Plan Web Site
- 01/22/2006 — Inspectors Are Missing Many Nursing Home Violations, Report Finds
- 01/20/2006 — Higher Loan Limits Lift Ceiling on Reverse Mortgages
- 02/17/2006 — Medicaid Asset Transfer Provisions in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
- 02/21/2006 — Watch Out for Rising Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums
- 06/04/2007 — Charitable Gift Annuities: Making Your Generosity Pay
- 06/04/2007 — Assisted Living Company Begins Purge of Residents on Medicaid
- 06/08/2007 — Dunning the Deceased: Institutions Can Be in Denial About Death
- 06/11/2007 — Tips on Having \‘The Talk\’ With Aging Parents
- 06/25/2007 — Make Sure Your Legacy Includes Your Computer Password
- 06/21/2007 — What To Do When a Loved One Passes Away
- 06/27/2007 — Spouses\’ Guesses About End-of-Life Wishes Not Always Accurate
- 06/28/2007 — Avoid Sibling Disputes Over Caregiving By Putting It in Writing
- 06/29/2007 — Court Rejects ELA Attorney\‘s Challenge to Medicaid Transfer Law
- 07/02/2007 — \‘Split-Level\’ Families Face Unique Estate Planning Challenges
- 07/02/2007 — A Brief Overview of a Trustee’s Duties
- 07/03/2007 — Should You Sign a Nursing Home Admission Agreement?
- 07/12/2007 — Continuing Care Retirement Community Options Are Growing
- 07/16/2007 — Seniors Often Must Fight for Medicare Home Health Benefits
- 07/17/2007 — Nursing Home Abolitionist Offers Homelike Alternative
- 07/20/2007 — Claim Against Attorney for Accepting Attorney-in-Fact Is Dismissed
- 07/30/2007 — Reverse Mortgages: Money From Home
- 08/01/2007 — When Getting Financial Advice, Don\‘t Be Fooled by Impressive-Sounding Credentials
- 07/31/2008 — How Medicare Beneficiaries Can Fight a Hospital Discharge
- 08/14/2007 — Steps to Take in Advance of Death or Disability
- 08/20/2007 — What is Required of an Executor?
- 08/31/2007 — Court Rules Medicare Must Make Doctor Performance Data Public
- 08/31/2007 — Bipartisan Estate Tax Bill Introduced in House
- 08/28/2007 — Medicare Preventive Services: What is Covered?
- 09/04/2007 — Tips on Providing for Children with Disabilities
- 09/04/2007 — Is My Will Still Valid If I Move to Another State?
- 09/05/2007 — Using Annuities for Long-Term Care Planning
- 09/05/2007 — \‘Queen of Mean\’ Rules From the Grave, But $12 Million to Dog May Be Trouble
- 09/07/2007 — Disabled Individuals Sue State Over Long-Term Care
- 09/21/2007 — New Rule Requires Tamper-Resistant Paper for Medicaid Prescriptions
- 09/21/2007 — Changes Needed for LTC Insurance to Play Bigger Role
- 09/10/2007 — Making Your Emergency Contact Information Available
- 09/26/2007 — A Web Site for Boomers Celebrates the Upside of Aging
- 09/27/2007 — Senior Centers May Be Liable for Aiding Elder Financial Abuse
- 09/26/2007 — How a Guardian Is Appointed
- 09/28/2007 — SEC Finds Fraud at Investment Seminars for Seniors
- 09/28/2007 — MetLife Surveys Costs of Adult Day Centers
- 10/01/2007 — How to Make Retirement Savings Last
- 10/05/2007 — New Medicare Premium, Deductible, and Coinsurance Charges for 2008
- 10/16/2007 — What Nursing Home Staff Levels Are Required?
- 10/12/2007 — Vanguard Requires Same Beneficiaries for All IRAs
- 10/08/2007 — Identity Theft: Tips on Combating a Growing Crime
- 10/19/2007 — Group Forms to Advocate on Behalf of Assisted Living Residents
- 10/19/2007 — Voters Want Presidential Candidates to Address Long-Term Care
- 10/19/2007 — Social Security Benefits to Rise 2.3 Percent
- 10/22/2007 — Long-Term Care Insurance Giant Raises Premiums on Existing Customers for First Time
- 10/26/2007 — California Disaster Preparedness Expert Practiced What He Preaches
- 10/24/2007 — Not Paying Property Taxes Can Lead to Loss of Home
- 10/26/2007 — Amounts Spouses of Medicaid Recipients May Keep in 2008 Are Released
- 10/30/2007 — Nursing Home Costs Up 3%, Assisted Living Unchanged
- 11/01/2007 — Gaining Access to E-Mail Following a Relative\‘s Death
- 11/01/2007 — Bank of America Refuses to Cash 80-Year-Old Woman\‘s Bond
- 11/06/2007 — Why Do Married Men Claim Social Security Benefits So Early?
- 11/01/2007 — IRS Issues Long-Term Care Premium Deductibility Limits for 2008
- 11/09/2007 — Providing for Your Pet with a Trust
- 11/12/2007 — Bush Proposes to Eliminate States\’ Right to Increase Medicaid Home Equity Limit
- 11/14/2007 — How to Contest a Will
- 11/21/2007 — Medicare Open Enrollment Season Has Begun
- 11/16/2007 — Buffett Testifies Against Estate Tax Repeal, Which Appears Dead
- 11/26/2007 — 10 Reasons to Create an Estate Plan Now
- 12/03/2007 — Confronting an Aging and Unsafe Driver
- 12/06/2007 — Medicaid Critic Is a Shill for the LTC Insurance Industry, Watchdog Group Warns
- 12/11/2007 — No End in Sight for Rising Backlog of Disability Appeals
- 12/12/2007 — Nursing Home Quality Twenty Years After the Nursing Home Reform Act
- 12/24/2007 — Advice on Working With an Elder Law Attorney
- 12/21/2007 — Using a Will to Disinherit a Relative
- 12/26/2007 — Report, Senate Hearing Highlight Successes, Problems with Reverse Mortgages
- 12/27/2007 — Feds Publish List of 54 Poorest-Performing Nursing Homes
- 12/28/2007 — Court Refuses to Help Man Get Back Oil Rights He Gave Away in Order to Defraud Medicaid
- 12/29/2007 — Lawsuits Claim Elderly Should Be Protected From Their Bad Decisions
- 01/02/2008 — Aging Drivers and the Law
- 01/08/2008 — Learn the Ins and Outs of Being an Executor or Trustee
- 01/15/2008 — What Is a Supplemental Needs Trust?
- 01/03/2006 — Differing State Probate Practices Keep New Jersey Elder in Texas
- 04/28/2008 — Federal Nursing Home Site Now Notes Troubled Facilities
- 04/25/2008 — Withdrawing Your Early Social Security Benefit
- 04/21/2008 — Assisted Living Facility Kicks Out Medicaid Residents Day Before Law Protecting Them Takes Effect
- 04/21/2008 — UPDATE: Assisted Living Facility Decides Not to Evict Medicaid Residents
- 04/14/2008 — Supreme Court Decision Limits Trust Tax Deductions
- 04/14/2008 — Bill Would End Nursing Homes\’ Growing Practice of Asking Patients to Arbitrate
- 04/10/2008 — Caution: Use of Revocable Trust May Void Homestead Protection
- 04/07/2008 — Solve Disputes Between Families With Mediation
- 04/07/2008 — Elder Law Attorney Was Calm Center of Anna Nicole Smith Storm
- 04/03/2008 — New Tax Break Helps Surviving Spouses
- 04/01/2008 — April 16 Is National Healthcare Decisions Day
- 03/31/2008 — Use of Nursing Home Restraints Has Declined
- 03/29/2008 — Economic Stimulus Payments Not Income for SSI or Part D Help
- 03/25/2008 — Identifying and Dealing With Financial Abuse of the Elderly
- 03/21/2008 — Seniors Need to File Tax Return to Get Rebate Check
- 03/21/2008 — 10 Million Boomers Will Develop Alzheimer\‘s, Report Predicts
- 03/14/2008 — Senate Affirms Support for $3.5M Estate Tax Exemption
- 01/18/2008 — Preventing a Will Contest
- 01/19/2008 — Medicaid Proposes Allowing Recipients to Direct Own Home Care
- 01/22/2008 — Lack of Power of Attorney Stops Daughter\‘s Nursing Home Suit
- 01/31/2008 — Medicare\‘s Limited Nursing Home Coverage
- 01/31/2008 — How Would the Presidential Candidates Make Long-Term Care More Affordable?
- 02/05/2008 — Temporary Capital Gains Tax Break Can Help Seniors
- 02/09/2008 — CMS Names Thousands of Nursing Homes With High Bedsore, Restraint Rates
- 02/05/2008 — Cohabiting Seniors: Protect Your Rights
- 02/25/2008 — Supreme Court Says Individuals Can Sue Over 401(k) Losses
- 02/12/2008 — The Ethical Will: Making Room for Your Voice
- 02/28/2008 — Why Not Just Use an Off-the-Shelf Power of Attorney Form?
- 03/03/2008 — Feds Finally Release Complete List of Deficient Nursing Homes
- 03/05/2008 — Fighting an Assisted Living Discharge
- 03/07/2008 — Keeping Track of Your Will
- 03/11/2008 — Life Settlements: Cash for Your Life Insurance Policy
- 03/11/2008 — Is It Better to Remarry or Just Live Together?
- 03/13/2008 — Study Suggests Medicaid-Sponsored Home Care Reduces Nursing Home Use
