Do you have a friend or loved one who receives Social Security and is unable to manage her payments? If so, you can request that the Social Security Administration (SSA), the government agency that disburses Social Security, name you as the representative payee for...
Worried senior woman reading eviction notice. Nursing home evictions, or involuntary discharges or transfers, disrupt the lives of residents, leading to homelessness, separation from familial support systems, and loss of care. As federal law covers all federally...
By Natasha Meruelo The Supreme Court of Oklahoma reverses a district court’s judgment in favor of a husband, which invalidated IRA beneficiary changes and a transfer on death account established by his wife, who died before their divorce was complete. Because...
November 8, 2022, the Supreme Court heard arguments in an Indiana case asking the Court to overturn decades of precedent allowing third-party beneficiaries of federally funded programs like Medicaid from suing in federal court to protect their rights. Health and...
The Supporting Our Seniors Act (S. 4862), bipartisan legislation recently introduced by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and John Boozman (R-AR), seeks to address the need for access to long-term care for America’s aging population. The bill proposes creating a...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its Spousal Impoverishment Standards for 2023. Spousal Impoverishment Standards The spousal impoverishment thresholds will increase 8.2 percent over 2022’s figures. The official spousal...
With the September 2022 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) announced October 13, Pennsylvania ElderLawAnswers member Robert Clofine has made his annual prediction of next year’s Medicaid spousal impoverishment figures. In an email to his colleagues...
In November 2022, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski. This case poses the question of whether the Supreme Court should re-examine its holding that spending clause legislation permits...
A New Jersey administrative division finds that a married couple applying for Medicaid made an annuity irrevocable and could therefore qualify for Medicaid on an earlier date. However, it also determines that the applicant and her spouse failed to rebut the...
Even if you’ve created an estate plan, are you sure you included everything you need to? There are certain provisions that people often forget to put in a will or estate plan that can have a big impact on a family. 1. Alternate Beneficiaries One of the most...
