Governmental or Public Benefit Programs – Page 14 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Jan

Top New Jersey Elder Law Cases Decided In 2008

January 11, 2009

There were 6 significant cases decided in New Jersey in 2008 in the area of...

Jan

Key Decisions in Setting Up a Special Needs Trust

January 10, 2009

Simply defined, a trust is an agreement between two people — a grantor who donates...

Jan

Social Security Announces That It Is Beginning to Take Applications On-Line

January 7, 2009

The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits...

Jan

Social Security Announces Nationwide Launch of Compassionate Allowances Initiative

January 2, 2009

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has launched a national rollout of the agency’s Compassionate Allowances...

Dec

Advice for Claimants for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits

December 31, 2008

1. Claims for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims based...

Dec

Seniors and the Disabled Get Tax Rebate Expansion From Corzine

December 29, 2008

More senior citizens and disabled homeowners now are eligible to receive property tax rebates, thanks...

Dec

One Reason Why Public-Benefits Planning is Absolutely Essential for the Frail Elderly and Disabled in New Jersey: 13 of the 20 Highest Property Taxed Counties in the Nation are Located in New Jersey

December 24, 2008

The next time you must defend the decision either 1) to provide help to families...

Dec

A Roundup of Key Elder Law Numbers for 2009

December 24, 2008

Below is compilation of Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and other figures for 2009 that are...

Dec

Professor Donald D. Vanarelli speaks at ICLE Elder Law College on Social Security and SSI Issues

December 20, 2008

On December 16, 2008, I spoke at the 2008 “Elder Law College”, held at the...

Dec

Denial of Medicaid Benefits by NY Medicaid Agency Reversed Because Agency Failed to Reconsider in Reasonable Time

December 16, 2008

A New York trial court held that because the state Medicaid agency failed to reconsider...

Dec

Deception in Sale of Annuities Held Sufficient to State Elder Abuse Claim

December 14, 2008

A U.S. district court in California refused to throw out a case against Merrill Lynch...

Dec

Public Benefits Basics – Social Security and SSI Benefits

December 2, 2008

Because much of the elder law practice population is elderly or disabled and at or...

Nov

New administrative law case disallows any reduction in a Medicaid penalty period based upon the return of gifted assets after a Medicaid application is filed

November 9, 2008

In E.S. vs. Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, petitioner, a 91 year old...

Nov

I was a Speaker at the 2008 NAELA Advanced Elder Law Institute

November 3, 2008

This year, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys held its Advanced Institute in Kansas...

Oct

Social Security Benefits to Rise 5.8 Percent, Biggest Leap Since 1982

October 31, 2008

The nation’s roughly 53 million elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will get their biggest...

Oct

New Medicaid Planning Strategy Held To Be Valid In New Jersey In An Important New Case

October 29, 2008

As I reported in a May 22, 2008 blog posting several months ago, I received a...

Oct

Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Figures for 2009 Released by CMS

October 27, 2008

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

Oct

How Does Work Affect Your Social Security Payments?

October 18, 2008

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

Oct

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

October 14, 2008

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

Oct

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

October 13, 2008

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

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