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 What Can You Do to Protect Your Loved One in a Nursing Home During the Pandemic?
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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News, Caregivers, Elder Care, Estate Planning Awareness
Posted March 30, 2020

What Can You Do to Protect Your Loved One in a Nursing Home During the Pandemic?

As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, nursing home residents are among the most vulnerable to the disease. How to try to ensure that your loved one stays healthy? The first thing [...]

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 Service Dogs Only: Feds Propose Strict New Rules for People Flying with Animals
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By Linda Melancon
In Estate Planning Awareness, Elder Law News, Special Needs News
Posted March 23, 2020

Service Dogs Only: Feds Propose Strict New Rules for People Flying with Animals

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing regulations that would allow airlines to impose new restrictions on people with disabilities seeking to fly with service animals. The [...]

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 New Medicare Payment Method Causing Cuts to Home Health Care Services
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By Linda Melancon
In Estate Planning Awareness, Elder Law News
Posted March 20, 2020

New Medicare Payment Method Causing Cuts to Home Health Care Services

A new payment method for Medicare providers is making it harder for some home health care patients to receive physical, occupational, or speech therapy. Under the new system, providers are [...]

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 Election Looming, Report Finds That Lack of ADA Access Is Being Used as an Excuse to Close Polling Sites
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By Linda Melancon
In Estate Planning Awareness, Elder Law News
Posted March 18, 2020

Election Looming, Report Finds That Lack of ADA Access Is Being Used as an Excuse to Close Polling Sites

Even as the 2020 election season gets into full swing, polling place accessibility remains a pervasive problem for people with disabilities seeking to exercise their right to vote. Even more [...]

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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News, News & Events
Posted March 13, 2020

An Important Message to Our Clients and Potential Clients About Coronavirus

We deeply understand the anxiety and hardships that the current Coronavirus outbreak is causing to everyone in our community.  As estate planning and elder law attorneys, our practice is [...]

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 Medicare and Medicaid Will Cover Coronavirus Testing
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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Law News, Estate Planning Awareness
Posted March 12, 2020

Medicare and Medicaid Will Cover Coronavirus Testing

With coronavirus dominating news coverage and creating alarm, it is important to know that Medicare and Medicaid will cover tests for the virus. The department of Health and Human Services has [...]

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 Make Sure Your Life Insurance Is Not Taxed at Your Death
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By Linda Melancon
In Elder Care, Elder Law News, Estate Planning Awareness
Posted March 9, 2020

Make Sure Your Life Insurance Is Not Taxed at Your Death

Although your life insurance policy may pass to your heirs income tax-free, it can affect your estate tax. If you are the owner of the insurance policy, it will become a part of your taxable [...]

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 How to Include Cryptocurrency in an Estate Plan
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By Linda Melancon
In Estate Planning Awareness, Elder Care, Elder Law News
Posted March 6, 2020

How to Include Cryptocurrency in an Estate Plan

The growing popularity of cryptocurrency means it is increasingly something that must be considered when planning an estate. If you own cryptocurrency, providing instructions in your will is a [...]

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 Estate Planning Is Essential for Unmarried Couples
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By Linda Melancon
In Estate Planning Awareness, Elder Care, Elder Law News
Posted March 2, 2020

Estate Planning Is Essential for Unmarried Couples

While estate planning is important for married couples, it is arguably even more necessary for couples that live together without getting married. Without an estate plan unmarried couples won’t [...]

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 Trump Administration Proposes Major Change to Medicaid’s Funding Structure
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By Linda Melancon
In Medicaid Planning, Elder Law News, Estate Planning Awareness
Posted February 28, 2020

Trump Administration Proposes Major Change to Medicaid’s Funding Structure

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will now give states the option to obtain a portion of their federal Medicaid funding via so-called “block grants.” This potentially [...]

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