Governmental or Public Benefit Programs – Page 3 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Mar

NJ Law Revision Commission Considers Statutory Revision to Codify Supreme Court Decision in Saccone Case

March 8, 2016

The New Jersey Law Revision Commission (“NJLRC”) is an independent legislative commission of the State...

Mar

SSA Must Now Provide Reasons for Claim Denials With Citations To Regulations When A Trust Causes SSI Ineligibility

March 5, 2016

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently published new guidelines mandating that the agency issue detailed...

Feb

Where to Find the Final Decisions issued by all New Jersey administrative agencies

February 15, 2016

Readers of this blog know that applicants for public benefits often appeal the decisions made...

Jan

Medicaid Denial Reversed; Agency Failed to Accommodate Disabled Applicant or Assist in Obtaining Information and Documents

January 25, 2016

After he was admitted to a nursing home in 2013, petitioner, R.P., accrued unpaid bills...

Jan

Medicaid’s Decision to Deny Disabled Woman’s Application for a Power Wheelchair is Vacated on Appeal

January 18, 2016

M.S. is a 73-year old residing in at a long-term care facility. She is a...

Jan

Medicare Now Covers Conversations About End-of-Life Care

January 8, 2016

Medicare beneficiaries may now discuss options for end-of-life care with their health care providers. Beneficiaries...

Jan

Roundup of Key Elder Law Numbers for 2016

January 5, 2016

Below are figures for 2016 that are frequently used in the elder law practice or...

Dec

SSA Publishes Regulations for ABLE Accounts Owned by SSI Recipients

December 22, 2015

[gview file=”http://vanarellilaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/POMS-SI-01130.740-Achieving-a-Better-Life-Experience-ABLE-Accounts.pdf”] As explained in previous blog posts here, here and here, an Achieving a...

Dec

Special Needs Trust Lacking Payback Provision Countable

December 13, 2015

In this case, a Medicaid application filed by the beneficiary of a special needs trust...

Dec

Determining Disability Under Social Security’s Rules and Regulations

December 1, 2015

Disability benefits are available to claimants under both disability benefit programs established under the Social...

Nov

Attorney Who Provided Flawed Medicaid Planning Advice by Counseling Against Life Estate Liable For Legal Malpractice

November 24, 2015

Marie Brissette and her husband consulted attorney Edward Ryan for advice about how to protect...

Nov

Administrator of Estate Lacked Standing to Appeal Medicaid Denial

November 23, 2015

A court in Connecticut ruled that the administrator of an estate lacked standing to appeal...

Nov

Reporting Requirements for SSI Recipients

November 17, 2015

The Social Security Administration (SSA) requires periodic reports from all recipients of Supplemental Security Income...

Nov

Medicaid Not Required to Consider Applicant’s Trust Reformed by a Court During the Look-Back Period

November 4, 2015

An appeals court holds that the Massachusetts Medicaid is not required to recognize the reformation...

Nov

Appellate Division Rejects Estate’s Challenge to DMAHS and DDD Claims for Reimbursement of Benefits Paid to Decedent

November 2, 2015

The decedent, Tracy Solivan, had been disabled at birth as a result of medical malpractice...

Oct

Introduction to Medicare

October 22, 2015

Medicare is the federal government’s principal health care insurance program for people 65 years of...

Sep

Reduction in PCA Hours Reversed; Assessment Tool Imposed Artificial Cap of 25 Hours of Care

September 14, 2015

The decision by respondent, United Healthcare, a managed care organization, to reduce the Personal Care...

Sep

Federal Appeals Court Rules Short-Term Annuities Are Not “Available Resources” Preventing Medicaid Eligibility

September 3, 2015

In a 2 to 1 precedential decision by the United States Court of Appeals for...

Sep

Medicaid Gift Penalty May Not Be Reduced If Some, Or All, Of The Gifted Assets Are Returned

September 2, 2015

The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, affirmed a decision of the Director of...

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