Social Insurance is a Critical Base for Achieving Universality and Efficiency. Currently, 12 million Americans need long-term care financing. By 2050, that number will reach a gaudy 27 million. Hundreds of long-term care experts gathered in Washington, D.C. at The Scan Foundation ...
If the biggest threat to preserving your wealth is not the IRS, who or what is? Frankly, it is human nature. None of us wants to think about our own deaths or the possibility of becoming incapacitated. Consequently, we tend ...
The fiscal cliff was narrowly averted when the Senate passed a compromise bill, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, by an overwhelming 89-8 vote. Below you will discover the key features of the acts including the Bush era tax rates, ...
Michigan Veterans Benefits For Seniors Many Michigan families do not realize that there are Veterans Benefits available to pay for home care, care contracts and assistance in the home for seniors. As one of the few Certified Elder Law Attorneys ...
In 2014, Congress proposed a law that would penalize veterans and surviving spouses of veterans who were looking to apply for the VA Benefit if they transferred assets within the three year period from when they applied for benefits. If the ...
One of the hardest decisions to make is determining when a dear loved one needs long-term care. Realizing that families can no longer provide care at home and a nursing home is the practical option is difficult. Many turn to Medicaid to ...
There is a growing fear that Medicaid expansion and the array of health insurance choices available to veterans would result in worse care. Because some states have declined to expand their Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, more than a quarter-million veterans ...
As we age, it is common to want to have our arrangements and affairs in order so that our families are taken care of when we are gone. These preparations often include the creation of legal documents that determine what ...
Estate planning is easy, it's just planning for where your stuff goes when you go (that said most estate plans fail). But what happens if you don't pass away and you continue to age and face all the issues that ...
Michigan senior advocates are helming new programs and tougher laws to better protect vulnerable adults and educate the public. Last fall, the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan launched the Michigan Elder Justice and At-Risk Adults Project. Since May 2012, fifteen ...
