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27
Oct

Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Figures for 2009 Released by CMS

Updated Figures for 2009. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)  has released the...
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22
Oct

Mental Health Parity Finally Becomes Law

More than ten years after the measure was first proposed, Congress finally passed a law...
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20
Oct

Annual Gift Tax Exclusion Jumping to $13,000 Next Year

The annual gift tax exclusion will increase from $12,000 to $13,000 effective January 1, 2009,...
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18
Oct

How Does Work Affect Your Social Security Payments?

Many people continue to work beyond retirement age, either by choice or out of necessity....
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14
Oct

Second Circuit Rules that the Three-Day Hospitalization Requirement for Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage under Medicare Starts at Inpatient Admittance

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that until a patient is formally admitted to...
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13
Oct

Wall Street Journal Article Discusses Estate Planning for Disabled Children and Adults with Special Needs

An article in the October 9th edition of The Wall Street Journal discussed estate planning...
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12
Oct

Payments to a Nursing Home for Care by an Adult Child for the Benefit of his Parent who was a Medicaid Applicant is Held to Be a Countable Resource in Determining Medicaid Eligibility

On September 30, 2008, NJ Administrative Law Judge Stephanie M. Wauters issued a written opinion...
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09
Oct

CMS Issues Final Rule Enabling Medicaid Beneficiaries To Direct Personal Assistance Services

A final rule that would allow more Medicaid beneficiaries to be in charge of their...
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08
Oct

The October 17th edition of the Family Circle Magazine has a GREAT article on Collaborative Divorce

The word is really starting to get out about the collaborative divorce process! The October...
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07
Oct

A NJ Administrative Law Judge Recently Ruled That The Prepayment by a Medicaid Applicant For Care To Be Provided In The Future By A Family Member Under A Personal Services Contract Was A Transfer Of Assets For Less Than Fair Market Value, Resulting In The Imposition Of A Penalty

In a trio of cases which were consolidated because the cases presented a common question...
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06
Oct

NJ Appeals Court Allows Limited Disclosure of Notes by a Psychiatrist in Case Challenging Creation of a Supplemental Needs Trust

A New Jersey appeals court overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the defendants...
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01
Oct

Top 8 New Jersey Mediation Blogs

Technorati, the internet search engine that indexes and searches blogs, also analyzes the trends and...
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01
Oct

Top 10 New Jersey Mediation Blogs

Technorati, the internet search engine that indexes and searches blogs, also analyzes the trends and...
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30
Sep

Report Finds That More Than 91% of Nursing Homes Violate Federal Health and Safety Laws in Each of the Past Three Years

More than 91 % of U.S. nursing homes were cited last year for violating at...
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29
Sep

A New York Appeals Court Holds That The Usual Household Expenses Incurred by a Wife Necessitate An Increased Maintenance Allowance Even Though Her Husband Is A Medicaid Recipient In A Nursing Home

A New York appeals court held that a community spouse is entitled to an increased...
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26
Sep

CMS Never Ending Penalty Period Rule Upheld in Appeal of Denial of Application for Assisted Living Facility Medicaid in New Jersey

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) states that the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005...
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25
Sep

I am now an Accredited Attorney under the regulations for the Department of Veterans Affairs

I am happy to report that, as of September 19, 2008, I am an accredited...
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25
Sep

Kassin vs. Kassin: A Child Support Award, Reduced by Social Security Benefits Received By the Child, May Effect Alimony

In this divorce case, the trial court denied the defendant ex-husband’s post-divorce-judgment motion in which...
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24
Sep

SSA Updates Annual Fast Facts About Social Security

Fast Facts & Figures answers the most frequently asked questions about the programs administered by...
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24
Sep

Medicare Part B Premium Unchanged For 2009

Medicare’s monthly premium will be unchanged at $96.40 next year for most of the 44...
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