Celebrating National Elder Law Month with a Wealth of Resources
Celebrate National Elder Law Month with these helpful resources on elder care and the benefits of elder law.
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Wrongly Deny Necessary Care, Study Finds
In an alarming number of instances, private Medicare Advantage plans are denying coverage for medical services that would be covered under original Medicare, according to a federal [...]
Biden Proposes Major Nursing Home Reforms, Most Extensive “In Decades”
The Biden administration has announced far-reaching nursing home reforms, targeting staffing and accountability at facilities with deficient care. Advocates are calling the proposals, which [...]
Posted
The Difference Between Elder Law and Estate Planning
Elder law and estate planning serve two different — but equally vital — functions. The main difference is that elder law is focused on preserving your assets during your lifetime, [...]
Social Security Shortfalls Are Predicted to Begin a Year Earlier Due to the Pandemic
Social Security trust fund will be depleted in 2033 — one year earlier than the previous estimates. Once the fund is depleted, Social Security benefits will be reduced unless Congress acts [...]
Saying It Keeps Families in Poverty, Advocacy Groups Call to Abolish Medicaid Estate Recovery
To qualify for Medicaid coverage of long-term care, you must satisfy very complicated financial eligibility rules—rules that often can be traps for the unwary. One of the most significant traps [...]
Posted
States Ask That Student Loans of Those with Disabilities Be Automatically Forgiven
The federal government has determined that tens of thousands of people with disabilities are eligible to have their student loan debt discharged, but due to the burdensome process involved, only [...]
Medicare is Expanding Telehealth Services During Coronavirus Pandemic
As part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government is broadly expanding coverage of Medicare telehealth services to beneficiaries and relaxing HIPAA enforcement. This [...]
Staying Connected to Family Members in a Nursing Home When Visits are Banned
The spread of the coronavirus to nursing home residents has caused the federal government to direct nursing homes to restrict visitor access, and many assisted living facilities have done the [...]
Social Security Shutters ‘Petri Dish’ Offices in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
To protect its workers and the public during the coronavirus pandemic, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has suspended face-to-face service to at its field offices and hearings offices [...]