Elder Law Articles
2008
2007
- Lawsuits Claim Elderly Should Be Protected From Their Bad Decisions [ 12/29/2007 ]
- Court Refuses to Help Man Get Back Oil Rights He Gave Away in Order to Defraud Medicaid [ 12/28/2007 ]
- Feds Publish List of 54 Poorest-Performing Nursing Homes [ 12/27/2007 ]
- Report, Senate Hearing Highlight Successes, Problems with Reverse Mortgages [ 12/26/2007 ]
- Advice on Working With an Elder Law Attorney [ 12/24/2007 ]
- Using a Will to Disinherit a Relative [ 12/21/2007 ]
- Nursing Home Quality Twenty Years After the Nursing Home Reform Act [ 12/12/2007 ]
- No End in Sight for Rising Backlog of Disability Appeals [ 12/11/2007 ]
- Medicaid Critic Is a Shill for the LTC Insurance Industry, Watchdog Group Warns [ 12/06/2007 ]
- Confronting an Aging and Unsafe Driver [ 12/03/2007 ]
- 10 Reasons to Create an Estate Plan Now [ 11/26/2007 ]
- Medicare Open Enrollment Season Has Begun [ 11/21/2007 ]
- Buffett Testifies Against Estate Tax Repeal, Which Appears Dead [ 11/16/2007 ]
- How to Contest a Will [ 11/14/2007 ]
- Bush Proposes to Eliminate States' Right to Increase Medicaid Home Equity Limit [ 11/12/2007 ]
- Providing for Your Pet with a Trust [ 11/09/2007 ]
- Why Do Married Men Claim Social Security Benefits So Early? [ 11/06/2007 ]
- IRS Issues Long-Term Care Premium Deductibility Limits for 2008 [ 11/01/2007 ]
- Gaining Access to E-Mail Following a Relative's Death [ 11/01/2007 ]
- Bank of America Refuses to Cash 80-Year-Old Woman's Bond [ 11/01/2007 ]
- Nursing Home Costs Up 3%, Assisted Living Unchanged [ 10/30/2007 ]
- Amounts Spouses of Medicaid Recipients May Keep in 2008 Are Released [ 10/26/2007 ]
- California Disaster Preparedness Expert Practiced What He Preaches [ 10/26/2007 ]
- Not Paying Property Taxes Can Lead to Loss of Home [ 10/24/2007 ]
- Long-Term Care Insurance Giant Raises Premiums on Existing Customers for First Time [ 10/22/2007 ]
- Social Security Benefits to Rise 2.3 Percent [ 10/19/2007 ]
- Voters Want Presidential Candidates to Address Long-Term Care [ 10/19/2007 ]
- Group Forms to Advocate on Behalf of Assisted Living Residents [ 10/19/2007 ]
- What Nursing Home Staff Levels Are Required? [ 10/16/2007 ]
- Vanguard Requires Same Beneficiaries for All IRAs [ 10/12/2007 ]
- Identity Theft: Tips on Combating a Growing Crime [ 10/08/2007 ]
- New Medicare Premium, Deductible, and Coinsurance Charges for 2008 [ 10/05/2007 ]
- How to Make Retirement Savings Last [ 10/01/2007 ]
- SEC Finds Fraud at Investment Seminars for Seniors [ 09/28/2007 ]
- MetLife Surveys Costs of Adult Day Centers [ 09/28/2007 ]
- Senior Centers May Be Liable for Aiding Elder Financial Abuse [ 09/27/2007 ]
- How a Guardian Is Appointed [ 09/26/2007 ]
- A Web Site for Boomers Celebrates the Upside of Aging [ 09/26/2007 ]
- New Rule Requires Tamper-Resistant Paper for Medicaid Prescriptions [ 09/21/2007 ]
- Changes Needed for LTC Insurance to Play Bigger Role [ 09/21/2007 ]
- Making Your Emergency Contact Information Available [ 09/10/2007 ]
- Disabled Individuals Sue State Over Long-Term Care [ 09/07/2007 ]
- 'Queen of Mean' Rules From the Grave, But $12 Million to Dog May Be Trouble [ 09/05/2007 ]
- Using Annuities for Long-Term Care Planning [ 09/05/2007 ]
- Is My Will Still Valid If I Move to Another State? [ 09/04/2007 ]
- Tips on Providing for Children with Disabilities [ 09/04/2007 ]
- Court Rules Medicare Must Make Doctor Performance Data Public [ 08/31/2007 ]
- Bipartisan Estate Tax Bill Introduced in House [ 08/31/2007 ]
- Medicare Preventive Services: What is Covered? [ 08/28/2007 ]
- What is Required of an Executor? [ 08/20/2007 ]
- Steps to Take in Advance of Death or Disability [ 08/14/2007 ]
- When Getting Financial Advice, Don't Be Fooled by Impressive-Sounding Credentials [ 08/01/2007 ]
- How Medicare Beneficiaries Can Fight a Hospital Discharge [ 07/31/2008 ]
- Reverse Mortgages: Money From Home [ 07/30/2007 ]
- Claim Against Attorney for Accepting Attorney-in-Fact Is Dismissed [ 07/20/2007 ]
- Nursing Home Abolitionist Offers Homelike Alternative [ 07/17/2007 ]
- Seniors Often Must Fight for Medicare Home Health Benefits [ 07/16/2007 ]
- Continuing Care Retirement Community Options Are Growing [ 07/12/2007 ]
- Should You Sign a Nursing Home Admission Agreement? [ 07/03/2007 ]
- A Brief Overview of a Trustee’s Duties [ 07/02/2007 ]
- 'Split-Level' Families Face Unique Estate Planning Challenges [ 07/02/2007 ]
- Court Rejects ELA Attorney's Challenge to Medicaid Transfer Law [ 06/29/2007 ]
- Avoid Sibling Disputes Over Caregiving By Putting It in Writing [ 06/28/2007 ]
- Spouses' Guesses About End-of-Life Wishes Not Always Accurate [ 06/27/2007 ]
- Make Sure Your Legacy Includes Your Computer Password [ 06/25/2007 ]
- What To Do When a Loved One Passes Away [ 06/21/2007 ]
- Tips on Having 'The Talk' With Aging Parents [ 06/11/2007 ]
- Dunning the Deceased: Institutions Can Be in Denial About Death [ 06/08/2007 ]
- Assisted Living Company Begins Purge of Residents on Medicaid [ 06/04/2007 ]
- Charitable Gift Annuities: Making Your Generosity Pay [ 06/04/2007 ]
- 2007 Long-Term Care Insurance Price Index Announced [ 06/02/2007 ]
- Medicare Part D Can Hinder Ability to Spend Down to Medicaid [ 06/01/2007 ]
- Federal Appeals Court Deals Another Blow to Challengers of Medicaid Transfer Law [ 06/01/2007 ]
- Consider Putting Gifts to Grandchildren in a Trust [ 05/31/2007 ]
- Five Planning Pointers for Parents with Disabled Children [ 05/31/2007 ]
- Who Gets What? Dividing Possessions Before Death [ 05/21/2007 ]
- Senate Reaffirms Support for Fixing Estate Tax at 2009 Level [ 05/20/2007 ]
- Congress Approves Resolution Fixing Estate Exemption at $3.5M [ 05/20/2007 ]
- Private Medicare Plans Accused of Using Shady Marketing Tactics [ 05/16/2007 ]
- Receiving an Inheritance While on Medicaid [ 05/16/2007 ]
- Fixing Estate Tax at 2009 Level Appears to Have Senate Support [ 05/12/2007 ]
- Report: Medicare Advantage Plans Can Be Too Good to Be True [ 05/10/2007 ]
- Elder Abuse Web Site Offers Resources and Contacts [ 05/07/2007 ]
- GAO Study Finds Transfers by Elderly Are Infrequent and Small [ 05/01/2007 ]
- Part D Enrollment Penalty Waived in 2007 for Those Who Qualify for Extra Help [ 04/30/2007 ]
- Long-Term Care Benefits for Veterans and Surviving Spouses [ 04/25/2007 ]
- Does Your Estate Plan Include Your Pets? [ 04/23/2007 ]
- Harmful Nursing Homes Largely Escape Penalties, Report Finds [ 04/23/2007 ]
- Part D Recipients Must Repay Mistaken Refunds, Court Rules [ 04/19/2007 ]
- Advocacy Group Seeks End to Medicare Wait for Those With Disabilities [ 04/18/2007 ]
- Web Site Helps Medicare Drug Plan Enrollees Save Drug Costs [ 04/17/2007 ]
- Nursing Home Room Now Averages $75,000 a Year, Survey Finds [ 04/13/2007 ]
- Pre-Paid Funeral Plans: Buyer Beware [ 04/11/2007 ]
- Should You Lend Money to Family Members? [ 04/10/2007 ]
- How to Choose a Nursing Home [ 04/10/2007 ]
- Tailoring a Will and Power of Attorney for Multiple States [ 04/06/2007 ]
- The Top 10 Health Care Mistakes Made By the Elderly [ 04/02/2007 ]
- Estate Planning Lessons to Be Learned From Anna Nicole Smith [ 03/30/2007 ]
- Nursing Home Assessed Damages for Failing to Honor Patient's Living Will [ 03/28/2007 ]
- States Go After Living Trust Scams [ 03/28/2007 ]
- Why Plan Your Estate? [ 03/26/2007 ]
- Your Estate Plan: What Legacy Will You Leave? [ 03/26/2007 ]
- Incidence of Alzheimer's Rose 10 Percent in Last Five Years [ 03/21/2007 ]
- Problems Reported with Part D Deductions from Social Security 1099 Forms [ 03/20/2007 ]
- Nursing Home Residents Continue to Have Serious Problems Getting Proper Drugs [ 03/16/2007 ]
- Ombudsmen: Front-Line Advocates for Nursing Home Residents [ 03/12/2007 ]
- Will You Owe a Gift Tax This Year? [ 03/09/2007 ]
- Generic Will Form Leads to Unlawful Practice of Law [ 03/09/2007 ]
- ElderLawAnswers Creates a Handy Guide to the New Medicaid Transfer Rules [ 03/05/2007 ]
- Retirement Home Resident Fights Move to Increased Level of Care [ 03/04/2007 ]
- Medicare Premiums May Increase Record Amount Next Year [ 03/01/2007 ]
- Home Care May Not Be Cheaper than Assisted Living or a Nursing Home [ 03/01/2007 ]
- What's a Health Care Proxy and Why Do I Need One? [ 02/28/2007 ]
- The DRA One Year Later: Dems Waiting for Outcome of Legal Challenges to Law That Stiffens Medicaid Transfer Penalties [ 02/10/2007 ]
- Medicaid's Spousal Impoverishment Figures for 2007 Released [ 02/06/2007 ]
- Should an Attorney Prepare a Will for a Suicidal Client? [ 01/31/2007 ]
- Are You Saving Too Much for Retirement? [ 01/31/2007 ]
- Make Sure Your Plan Beneficiary Choices Are Up to Date [ 01/25/2007 ]
- New Reverse Mortgage Products to Hit Market Soon [ 01/23/2007 ]
- After 14 Years, Elder Law Professor Prevails in Nursing Home Fraud Case [ 01/23/2007 ]
- Dealing with Credit Card Debt [ 01/20/2007 ]
- Law Enacted Offering Caregivers Some Relief [ 01/17/2007 ]
- Put Caregiving Arrangements in Writing, Lawyers Advise [ 01/14/2007 ]
- Medicaid Recovery of Home Catches Many Families by Surprise [ 01/05/2007 ]
- New Medicare Premium, Deductible, and Coinsurance Charges for 2007 [ 01/03/2007 ]
2006
- Some Medicare Drug Plan Enrollees Get Deadline Reprieve [ 12/28/2006 ]
- Understanding Tenancy: The Different Ways to Co-Own Property [ 12/27/2006]
- Most Misunderstand LTC Costs and Coverage, AARP Survey Finds [ 12/26/2006 ]
- Coordinating Medicare and Employer Coverage [ 12/26/2006 ]
- Feds Launch New Web Site Promoting LTC Planning [ 12/22/2006 ]
- New Part D Estimator Gauges When You'll Run Out of Doughnut [ 12/20/2006 ]
- Massachusetts Medicaid Program Pays Family Caregivers [ 12/18/2006 ]
- State Efforts to Encourage LTC Insurance Purchases Falling Flat [ 12/14/2006 ]
- Tightening Medicaid Rules Will Not Greatly Increase LTC Insurance Purchases, Study Finds [ 12/14/2006 ]
- Year-End Tax Planning: Some Considerations Before Jan. 1 [ 12/11/2006 ]
- Medicaid Commission Releases Report; Democrats Unimpressed [ 12/08/2006 ]
- Is It Time for a Life Insurance Audit? [ 12/04/2006 ]
- Bush Medicaid Panel Proposes Moving Nursing Home Residents into Managed Care [ 12/04/2006 ]
- How Will the New Congress Affect Key Elder Law Issues? [ 11/30/2006 ]
- Award-Winning Writer Documents Her Last Days With Her Father [ 11/17/2006 ]
- New York Sues Life Settlement Company for Influencing Brokers [ 11/17/2006 ]
- Medicare Open Enrollment Period Means More Decisions to Make [ 11/16/2006 ]
- IRS Issues Long-Term Care Premium Deductibility Limits for 2007 [ 11/13/2006 ]
- Judge Dismisses House Members' Suit Challenging Medicaid Law [ 11/10/2006 ]
- Long-Term Care Insurance a Better Bet for Women, Study Finds [ 11/09/2006 ]
- LTC Insurance Partnership Program Will Allow More Policyholders to Exceed Medicaid's Asset Limits [ 11/02/2006 ]
- Assisted Living Costs Up 2.2% to An Average $2,968 a Month [ 11/01/2006 ]
- New Insurance Offers Coverage in Case of a Long Life [ 10/13/2006 ]
- When Should You Take Your Social Security Retirement Benefits? [ 10/06/2006 ]
- Charitable Donations From an IRA No Longer Taxable [ 10/03/2006 ]
- New Web Site Helps Families of Children with Special Needs [ 10/02/2006 ]
- Caregiver Contracts: A Growing Planning Trend for Families [ 10/02/2006 ]
- Judge Orders Stop to Medicare Refund Collection Effort [ 09/29/2006 ]
- Average Cost of Private Nursing Home Room Tops $75,000 a Year [ 09/28/2006 ]
- Study Finds Surprising Health Care Proxy Selections [ 09/27/2006 ]
- Medicare Officials Suspend Effort to Collect Mistakenly Mailed Refunds [ 09/21/2006 ]
- What a Good Long-Term Care Policy Should Include [ 09/20/2006 ]
- Clerk's Documents Show Law Changing Medicaid Transfer Rules Never Passed House [ 09/17/2006 ]
- President Signs Pension Overhaul [ 08/23/2006 ]
- Judge Dismisses Consumer Group's Challenge to Law Changing Medicaid Rules [ 08/23/2006 ]
- Vote on Budget Set for Feb. 1; Groups Seek to Sway GOP Moderates [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Final Vote on Transfer Rules Unlikely Before January 31 [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Residents of Most States May Have Time to Plan Under the Old Transfer Rules [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Senate Approves Punitive Transfer Rules As Cheney Breaks Tie [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Free Conference Call on Resident's Rights for Nursing Home Residents [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Congress Passes Bill Containing Punitive New Medicaid Transfer Rules [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Many Poor Will Lose Medicaid Under Budget Bill, Report Predicts [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Not So Fast: Typo in Budget Bill May Give Democrats Another Chance to Fight It [ 08/15/2006 ]
- New Transfer Rules Change Long-Term Care Insurance Purchasing Decisions [ 08/15/2006 ]
- New Medicaid Law Means Adult Children Could Be on Hook for Parents' Nursing Home Bills [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Consumer Group Sues Over 'Law' Changing Medicaid Rules [ 08/15/2006 ]
- House Members File Suit to Block 'Law' Changing Medicaid Rules [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Getting Comfortable With Estate Planning Terminology [ 08/15/2006 ]
- It's Official: Draconian New Medicaid Transfer Rules Enacted [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Democrats Reviewing Options in Standoff on 'Law' Restricting Medicaid Transfers [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Congressman Asserts Asset Transfer Law is Unconstitutional [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Bush May Have Known of Constitutional Problems With Medicaid Transfer Bill [ 08/15/2006 ]
- Elder Law Attorney Sues Over New 'Law' Affecting Medicaid Transfers [ 08/15/2006 ]
- New Reports Suggest Asset Transfer Changes Won't Ease Pressure on Medicaid LTC Services [ 08/15/2006 ]
- House Leader Warned White House of Defect in Bill Affecting Medicaid Transfers [ 08/11/2006 ]
- Consumer Reports Finds Non-Profit Nursing Homes Provide Better Care [ 08/11/2006 ]
- Case Highlights Need to Use an Estate Planning Expert [ 08/10/2006 ]
- Estate Tax Reduction Dead for Now After Senate Rejects Bill [ 08/04/2006 ]
- How to Reduce Long-Term Care Insurance Costs [ 08/01/2006 ]
- House Passes Bill Tying Estate Tax Cut to Minimum Wage Hike [ 07/31/2006 ]
- Web Site Allows Elderly to Check Program Eligibility [ 07/27/2006 ]
- IRS Cutting Jobs of Those Who Audit Estate Taxes of Wealthy [ 07/27/2006 ]
- Estate Tax Repeal Fails Again; GOP Scrambles for Other Options [ 07/27/2006 ]
- Nursing Home Residents Having Serious Problems Getting Proper Drugs [ 07/16/2006 ]
- Medicare Beneficiaries Facing Another Double-Digit Premium Hike [ 07/14/2006 ]
- Are Children Responsible for Their Parents’ Debts? [ 07/11/2006 ]
- Court Oversight of Guardianship Inadequate, National Report Finds [ 07/07/2006 ]
- Minimum Income for Community Spouse Increases July 1st [ 07/01/2006 ]
- Proof of Citizenship Needed for Medicaid Applications or Renewals [ 06/30/2006 ]
- GOP Delays Estate Tax Vote, Signaling Trouble [ 06/30/2006 ]
- House Passes and Sends to Senate 'Virtual Repeal' of Estate Tax [ 06/26/2006 ]
- Redo Your Estate Plan Before You Remarry [ 06/20/2006 ]
- Estate Tax Changes May Be Slipped Into Pension Legislation [ 06/16/2006 ]
- Choosing a Life Insurance Policy [ 06/13/2006 ]
- Estate Tax Repeal Goes Down to Defeat [ 06/09/2006 ]
- What To Do When Medicare Says 'No' [ 06/09/2006 ]
- Senate Gearing Up for Estate Tax Repeal Vote [ 06/02/2006 ]
- How to Prepare When Elderly Parents Move In With Adult Children [ 06/01/2006 ]
- New Tax Law Includes Changes to Roth IRAs and Capital Gains [ 05/31/2006 ]
- Medicare HMO Lock-In Is Scheduled to Take Effect July 1 [ 05/31/2006 ]
- Can an Employer Cut Retiree Health Benefits? [ 05/26/2006 ]
- Web Site Combats Annuity Sales Abuses [ 05/22/2006 ]
- Supreme Court Rules in Medicaid Lien Case [ 05/12/2006 ]
- The Medicare Drug Benefit Deadline Is May 15 [ 05/11/2006 ]
- GOP Pressing for Vote on Estate Tax Before November Elections [ 05/06/2006 ]
- Report Exposes Wealthy Families Behind Estate Tax Repeal Effort [ 04/30/2006 ]
- Elderly Sue Over Medicare Drug Program Enrollment Process [ 04/28/2006 ]
- Savings From the Medicaid Transfer Changes Will Be Minuscule, Report Predicts [ 04/28/2006 ]
- Medicare Drug Participants Won't Lose Coverage Immediately Under New Policy [ 04/27/2006 ]
- New York Times Endorses Allowing Reverse Mortgages to Reduce Estate Recovery [ 04/25/2006 ]
- What Do the New Medicaid Transfer Rules Mean to You? [ 04/22/2006 ]
- State Can Require Elderly Man With Suspect Vision to Take a Road Test, Court Rules [ 04/13/2006 ]
- Survey Reveals Courts Fail to Offer Basic Information on Probate [ 04/07/2006 ]
- Stigma and Denial Delay Alzheimer's Diagnosis by Years [ 04/07/2006 ]
- Tips on Negotiating With an Insurer for Medical Coverage [ 03/31/2006 ]
- Court Rules New Jersey Has Jurisdiction in Guardianship Feud [ 03/17/2006 ]
- Retired Couples Will Need $200,000 for Basic Medical Costs [ 03/16/2006 ]
- New Booklet Provides Help for Long-Distance Caregivers [ 03/14/2006 ]
- Study Finds Wide Variation in Projected Need for Long-Term Care [ 03/03/2006 ]
- New Bush Budget Calls for More Medicare, Medicaid Cuts [ 02/22/2006 ]
- Watch Out for Rising Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums [ 02/21/2006 ]
- Medicaid Asset Transfer Provisions in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 [ 02/17/2006 ]
- Inspectors Are Missing Many Nursing Home Violations, Report Finds [ 01/22/2006 ]
- Higher Loan Limits Lift Ceiling on Reverse Mortgages [ 01/20/2006 ]
- Internet-Savvy Elderly Stymied By Medicare's Drug Plan Web Site [ 01/12/2006 ]
- Worksheet Helps Beneficiaries Compare Medicare Drug Plans [ 01/11/2006 ]
- Residential Care Home Not Covered Under LTC Insurance Policy [ 01/10/2006 ]
- The Message of the Pending Asset Transfer Changes: Don't Delay Planning [ 01/06/2006 ]
- Differing State Probate Practices Keep New Jersey Elder in Texas [ 01/03/2006 ]
