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CMS Makes It Official That Medicaid Home Health

WEBOn February 2, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will issue a final rule clarifying that Medicaid beneficiaries do not need to be "homebound" in order …

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Summoned for Jury Duty

WEBThe upper age limit for serving on a jury also can depend on your state. The ages at which seniors may be able to opt out of the jury pool are as follows: Age 65 (Mississippi and …

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The Top 10 Elder Law Decisions of 2022

WEBC-210376, June 15, 2022). 8. POA Lacked Authority to Create Trust. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reverses in part the Superior Court’s grant of summary …

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New Budget Deal Reinstates Ahlborn Protections for

WEBA permanent and retroactive repeal of the law that overturned the Supreme Court decision in Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Ahlborn 547 U.S. 268 …

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Medicare Recovery Against Settlement Funds

WEBThe MSP provisions allow CMS to recover reimbursement for funds paid conditionally to a Medicare beneficiary for injury caused by a liable third party, in an …

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Lawsuit Challenges "Rubber Stamping" of Medicare Home Health …

WEBThe Center for Medicare Advocacy has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of plaintiffs who have been denied a meaningful review of their Medicare claims for home health care …

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MEDICAL DEDUCTIONS FOR LONG-TERM CARE

WEBThus, if John and June file a joint tax return showing adjusted gross income of $50,000 and their family's medical expenses total $15,000, they can deduct $11,250 from their …

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Transfers While Applicant Was Healthy Were Not Made in Order …

WEBA New York appeals court holds that a Medicaid applicant who transferred money when she was in good health and two years before entering a nurs

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Bottom Limit of MMNA for 2020-21 Announced

WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the new poverty income guidelines for 2020. The new guidelines mean that the minimum …

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State Cannot Seek Recovery from Medicaid Recipient

WEBPRINT. Massachusetts’ highest court rules that Medicaid may not recover from the estate of a deceased Medicaid recipient more than three after the recipient died. Matter of Estate …

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Default Judgment Vacated in Claim That Nursing Home Resident's …

WEBA New York appeals court rules that in a lawsuit by a nursing home against a resident's daughter for allegedly misrepresenting her mother’s asset t

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The Ins and Outs of Massachusetts Nursing Facilities: Admission

WEBI. INTRODUCTION The rights of nursing home residents are set forth in a patchwork of federal and state laws. The primary sources of federal law are the 1987 Nursing Home …

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ELA Members in the News

WEBHere are some ElderLawAnswers members who have been quoted or mentioned in the press recently.

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Minnesotans Challenge Retroactivity of Estate Recovery Change

WEBMinnesotans Challenge Retroactivity of Estate Recovery Change. Two sons of a Minnesota Medicaid recipient are suing the state over its attempt to recover from a life estate given …

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Trust Could Disqualify Spouse From Medicaid

WEBA roundup of elder law news and practice development articles culled from news sources across the nation during the week of April 30, 2024, to May 6, 2024.

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CMS Waives 3-Day Hospital Stay Rule for SNF Transfers

WEBPRINT. On the heels of the declaration of a national emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is waiving the requirement that Medicare beneficiaries must …

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ELA Member Rajiv Nagaich Lands PBS Planning Show, and Elder …

WEBLongtime Seattle-area ElderLawAnswers member Rajiv Nagaich has informed us that he will have his own PBS show, “Master Your Future,” starting in …

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Elderly Renters Are Facing an Epidemic of Evictions

WEBElderly Renters Are Facing an Epidemic of Evictions. Elderly individuals who live in apartment buildings strive to maintain the same level of autonomy as homeowners. …

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Penalty Period Appropriate for Medicaid Applicant Who Did Not …

WEBA New York appeals court rules that a Medicaid applicant did not rebut the presumption that her transfers were made in order to qualify for Medicaid because she did not show a …

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ELA Members in the News

WEBStephen Adair and Heidi Adair of Beers Mallers Backs & Salin, LLP in Fort Wayne, IN, in "Business calendar," The News Sentinel, 5/23/11.. Michael Amoruso of Amoruso & …

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Tax Court Rules on CCRC Residents' Allowable Medical Deductions

WEBThe U.S. Tax Court rules that a couple residing in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) may employ the percentage method in determining the portion of their monthly …

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Mass. Health Care Proxy Allows Commitment to Mental Health …

WEBMass. Health Care Proxy Allows Commitment to Mental Health Facility. SHARE THIS: PRINT. Massachusetts' highest court rules that, absent an express …

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