People Magazine reports, “Mickey Rooney told a Senate hearing of a real-life drama involving eder abuse, and he spoke from his own personal case history.” Rooney testified that he felt trapped, scared, used and frustrated as he and his (ninth) wife ...
Obamacare has implemented major changes in the United States’ health care system, especially in Medicare. By Chris Berry Obamacare mandates $716 billion in Medicare payment reductions from 2013 to 2022. These across-the-board changes in Medicare payment formulas include a number of Medicare providers, including ...
Standalone Retirement Plan Trust A common question I hear is "who should be named for beneficiaries of an IRA or retirement account?" Should it be the spouse, the kids, the revocable living trust? Typically, I hear, even professionals, say that ...
Life expectancies in the U.S. have gone up again. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, women are living to an average of 81.1 years, and men to an average of 76.3. While living longer is wonderful news, most ...
Ai-jen Poo, co-director of Caring Across Generations (a national coalition of advocacy groups to transform America’s long-term care system), director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and one of Next Avenue’s 2015 Influencers in Aging, addressed that issue during a ...
Pending Benefits Legislation analyzed, solutions offered, by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. In our previous post we discussed the primary areas of concern that the The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) has provided the Department of Veterans’ Affairs after analyzing S. ...
There’s no better time to start preparing your affairs than right now. For many, it can be uncomfortable to think about, or a task that continually gets put off until some distant tomorrow, but an emergency or accident could happen ...
For Medicaid purposes, the gift of the remainder interest if a transfer for Medicaid purposes. Once the deed is recorded with the county clerk, the five year look-back period begins. As a result, if an individual transfers the remainder interest this year, this gift ...
There is only one palliative care specialist for every 20,000 older adults living with a severe chronic illness. Currently there’s a shortfall of up to 18,000 physicians focused on palliative care and hospice care. According to the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative ...
National Healthcare Decisions Day is on April 16th, and it’s an important reminder for every adult to begin having difficult conversations with loved ones about their most private wishes for medical and end-of-life care. Far too many people assume that ...
