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Health Care Proxy: Who Makes Medical Decisions If You Can't

In an emergency, health care providers can take measures to keep us alive. However, once the emergency has passed, they will look for someone to make the … See more

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Understanding Medicaid: What Does Medicaid Cover

WEBThe Basics of Medicaid. Medicaid offers health care coverage to individuals and families with limited income and relatively few assets. The program provides a wide …

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What to Know About Being a Health Care Proxy

WEBA health care proxy is a person who makes health care decisions for someone else – that is, by proxy. These decision-makers include health care agents, …

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How to Get Medicaid Coverage for Care at Home

WEBMedicaid's home care programs are state-run, and each state has different rules about how to qualify. Because Medicaid is available only to low-income individuals, …

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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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Medicare Benefits 2024: 5 Positive Changes for Seniors

WEBThis is because Medicare Part D enrollees, as of 2024, will no longer have to pay a 5 percent co-pay for catastrophic coverage. Note that if you rely solely on brand …

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Can a Health Care POA Sign a Medicaid Application

WEBGet your Guide. Whether you can sign a Medicaid application as a health care or financial power of attorney has to do with what your state’s Medicaid agency …

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Medicare's Telehealth Coverage Has Expanded Due to Pandemic

WEBThe March 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act provides that telemedicine services tied to the pandemic emergency will continue for five months after the federal …

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What Is MAID (Medical Aid-in-Dying)

WEBMedical aid-in-dying (MAID) involves having a physician prescribe a lethal dose of medication at the request of a competent patient with a terminal illness. The …

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What to Know About Creating a Living Will

WEBOctober 23rd, 2023. Creating a living will ensures your future health care decisions and plans are respected. A living will, or advance directive, is a legal document outlining …

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End-of-Life Care Decision Making

WEBEnd-of-Life Care Decision Making. March 13th, 2024. Just as we create estate plans for our eventual demise, we also need to plan ahead for the possibility that …

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Advance Medical Directives

WEBNow There's an App for That. October 5th, 2023. An advance directive gives instructions on the kind of medical care you would like to receive should you become unable to express …

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Keeping Your Emergency Contacts and Medical Information …

WEBTo do this, open the Health app, choose Review Medical ID, and enter your information. You can include not only your designated emergency contacts, but also such details as …

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Medicare Will Now Cover Medically Necessary Dental Care

WEBDecember 6th, 2022. In November 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Medicare coverage will be expanded to …

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Can the State Take Property to Pay for Nursing Home Care

WEBStates don't take anyone's property. However, they could condition eligibility for Medicaid coverage on the property's sale. Also, even if they don't, the property might …

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What's the Difference Between Guardianship and Power of Attorney

WEBWith a power of attorney, you choose who you want to act for you. In a guardianship proceeding, the court chooses who will act as guardian. Power of attorney. …

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Make Sure Your Power of Attorney Complies with

WEBA power of attorney (POA) and a health care proxy are two of the most important estate planning documents you can have, but in some instances they may be …

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How Likely Are You to Need Long-Term Care

WEBMore than 3 Years. 22%. 35%. 24%. 19%. Then, you can adjust these numbers up or down based on your health, family history and family situation. For …

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Women Will Pay More for Long-Term Care Insurance

WEBGenworth hasn’t said how much it will raise rates for women, but according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI), women will likely …

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Wallington, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

WEBMichael T. Willis has been practicing law for over 20 years. He is admitted in both the New Jersey and Federal District of New Jersey Bars. Mr. Willis attended The Ohio State …

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New Brunswick, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

WEBOur firm was founded in 1995 by Joseph B. Tiboni, Esq., a graduate of Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA in 1988, and Seton Hall School of Law, Newark, NJ in 1993, where he was a member of the Seton Hall Law Review.

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Highland Park, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

WEBDonald D. Vanarelli has been a practicing attorney since 1983, admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York. Mr. Vanarelli is committed to protecting the legal rights of …

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