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Governmental or Public Benefit Programs
10
Jun

Court Denies Preliminary Injunction to Prevent New Jersey Medicaid from Counting Annuity as Available Resource

June 10, 2014
A federal district court in New Jersey ruled that a Medicaid applicant was not entitled...
03
Jun

NJ Federal Court Awards Medicaid, Excluding Entire VA Pension Benefit from Countable Income

June 3, 2014
Hon. Robert B. Kugler, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, reversed...
01
Jun

New Jersey Federal Court Grants Request for Waiver of Social Security Overpayment

June 1, 2014
In the April 28, 2014 Karlson v. Colvin decision, New Jersey’s Federal District Court reversed...
14
May

Using Flawed Reasoning, NJ Medicaid Denies Benefits To A Wartime Veteran’s Widow By Incorrectly Counting VA Pension As Income

May 14, 2014
Although the petitioner in this case, A.G., succeeded in obtaining Medicaid benefits after filing a...
04
May

12 Things You May Not Know About The Affordable Care Act

May 4, 2014
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is an historic effort by the government to extend medical...
01
May

Payments Made By Medicaid Applicant To Family Member Under Care Agreement Were Uncompensated Transfers, Subject to Penalty Period

May 1, 2014
A New Jersey appeals court held that payments made by a Medicaid applicant to her...
29
Apr

SSA Issues New Guidelines on How to Evaluate Trust Documents

April 29, 2014
On April 23, 2014, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued Emergency Message 14026 providing instructions...
31
Mar

Effective April 1, 2014, New Jersey Substantially Increases the Medicaid Penalty Divisor

March 31, 2014
As a result of the advocacy efforts by several New Jersey elder law attorneys following a...
07
Mar

Veterans Pension: Frequently Asked Questions And Answers

March 7, 2014
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Veterans Pension Who Can Help Me Fill Out the...
02
Mar

Making Appropriate Disbursements From First Party Special Needs Trusts

March 2, 2014
A Special Needs Trust, sometimes called a Supplemental Needs Trust (SNT), is a trust designed...
26
Feb

Why Your Medicaid Application Should Be Entrusted To An Elder Law Attorney

February 26, 2014
What Is Medicaid? Medicaid is a government program through which many elderly and disabled people...
25
Feb

CMS Provides Guidance on Application of Medicaid’s Estate Recovery and Asset Transfer Rules to Medicaid Recipients Eligible Under The Affordable Care Act

February 25, 2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a letter (CMS Letter SMD-14-001)...
23
Feb

Update On Federal Class Action Lawsuit To Prevent NJ From Counting VA Pension In Determining Medicaid Eligibility

February 23, 2014
I. The Facts. Plaintiff, Alma Galletta, who suffers from a variety of medical impairments, is...
17
Feb

Video of NJ Supreme Court Oral Argument to Give Public Employee the Right to Direct Pension Death Benefit to Special Needs Trust for Disabled Child

February 17, 2014
Video of Oral Argument before the New Jersey Supreme Court in Thomas Saccone v. Board...
16
Feb

Veterans Pension: 2014 Eligibility Requirements And Benefit Amounts

February 16, 2014
General Qualifications for Non-Service Connected Pension Plus Aid and Attendance Supplement Veterans, Widowed Spouses, and...
09
Feb

NJ Resident Found Eligible For Medicaid Despite Making A Gift And Owning An $80,000 Annuity

February 9, 2014
For the first time, the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS), New Jersey’s ...
07
Feb

Photos From Our Supreme Court Oral Argument

February 7, 2014
On Thursday, February 4, 2014, I, along with amicus counsel, argued before the New Jersey...
06
Feb

Agenda Posted Outside of the New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday, February 4, 2014

February 6, 2014
This is the agenda posted outside the New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday, February 4,...
05
Feb

New Jersey Law Journal Reports on Oral Argument in Supreme Court Special Needs Trust Case: Court Weighs Designating Trusts as Beneficiaries in State Pension Plans

February 5, 2014
(A news report published in the New Jersey Law Journal on yesterday’s oral argument in...
04
Feb

Opening Statement Made Before New Jersey Supreme Court In Special Needs Trust Case

February 4, 2014
On February 4, 2014, Donald Vanarelli, Esq. argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court on behalf...
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