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Governmental or Public Benefit Programs
09
Oct

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

October 9, 2008
A final rule that would allow more Medicaid beneficiaries to be in charge of their...
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

September 29, 2008
A New York appeals court held that a community spouse is entitled to an increased...
26
Sep

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

September 26, 2008
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) states that the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005...
25
Sep

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

September 25, 2008
In this divorce case, the trial court denied the defendant ex-husband’s post-divorce-judgment motion in which...
24
Sep

SSA Updates Annual Fast Facts About Social Security

September 24, 2008
Fast Facts & Figures answers the most frequently asked questions about the programs administered by...
24
Sep

Medicare Part B Premium Unchanged For 2009

September 24, 2008
Medicare’s monthly premium will be unchanged at $96.40 next year for most of the 44...
20
Sep

T.H. V. DIV. OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 189 N.J. 478 (2007)

September 20, 2008
T.H. was a fifty-five year old man who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, a developmental disability....
18
Sep

Proposed Rule Addresses Problems that May Arise When A Medicaid Applicant Purchases A Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Policy in One State and Then Applies for Medicaid In Another State

September 18, 2008
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new notice addressing the...
16
Sep

In an important case, a NJ administrative law judge decided that a bank account titled to a Medicaid applicant and another person does not automatically disqualify the applicant for Medicaid

September 16, 2008
New Jersey’s Office of Administrative Law recently issued a significant ruling that may make it...
15
Sep

Social Security Administration Links with Special Emphasis on SSI and Special Needs Trusts

September 15, 2008
(I acknowledge with appreciation the Academy of Special Needs Planners website and the resources available...
15
Aug

Under New Policy, Medicare Will No Longer Pay The Extra Cost Of Treating Certain Medical Conditions That Occur While A Patient Is In The Hospital

August 15, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new State Medicaid Directors...
13
Aug

According To The Wall Street Journal, Nursing Homes Are Forcing Out Frail And Ill Residents In An Effort To Replace Them With Shorter-Term Residents Likely To Bring More Revenue

August 13, 2008
Federal law allows nursing homes to evict residents for six reasons: they are healthy enough...
20
Jul

Union County Judge Enters An Order, The First Of Its Kind In New Jersey, Establishing A Third Party Special Needs Trust In An Intestate Estate

July 20, 2008
For a number of years now, elder law attorneys in New Jersey have often achieved...
09
Jul

How are states handling economic stimulus checks issued to people who are on Medicaid, SSI or other needs-based government benefit programs?

July 9, 2008
The federal statute concerning the stimulus checks exempts them from being counted as income by...
07
Jul

New report from the Congressional Research Service provides an overview of Veterans Benefits

July 7, 2008
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a wide range of benefits and services to...
30
Jun

Social Security statements now are advising recipients that Medicare does not cover long-term care / nursing home costs

June 30, 2008
Social Security statements now are advising recipients that Medicare does not cover long-term care expenses....
16
Jun

Backlog in decisions on claims for Social Security disability benefits continues

June 16, 2008
Processing times for Social Security determinations have reached intolerable levels. For instance, the average processing...
03
Jun

Cash and Counseling, a Non-Traditional Medicaid Program, Is Adopted by More States

June 3, 2008
Many states are now giving Medicaid-eligible seniors a monthly stipend they can use to hire...
18
May

Key Numbers for New Jersey Medicaid, Medicare, SSI and Social Security in 2008

May 18, 2008
New Jersey issued updated numbers for calculating Medicaid eligibility in 2008. They are: Minimum Community...
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