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Governmental or Public Benefit Programs
09
May

Chancery Court Lacks Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Medicaid Eligibility Determinations

May 9, 2013
New Jersey appeals court ruled that a Chancery court’s order holding that certain trust expenditures...
06
May

Elder Law College: Presentation on VA Benefits and Social Security Disability Benefits

May 6, 2013
Several months ago, I presented a program on Veterans Benefits and Social Security Disability Benefits...
04
May

Presentation on the Impact of Elder Law Issues on Divorce Mediation

May 4, 2013
On Saturday, April 27, 2013, I presented a session on the impact of elder law...
30
Mar

Reporting VA Pension with Aid and Attendance Supplement for Medicaid Purposes

March 30, 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is causing Medicaid applicants to be incorrectly denied benefits...
18
Mar

N.J. Supreme Court Grants Certification To Review State’s Refusal To Permit Retired Firefighter To Name Special Needs Trust As Beneficiary Of Pension For His Disabled Child

March 18, 2013
Recently, the New Jersey Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certification I filed asking the Court...
20
Feb

Medicaid Eligibility Under The “Undue Hardship” Exception

February 20, 2013
In the event of a Medicaid denial as a result of an unauthorized transfer or...
07
Feb

Can New Jersey And Private Care Providers Assert Liens For Benefits Provided To Charity Care Recipients?

February 7, 2013
As I explained in a previous post, the New Jersey Hospital Care Payment Assistance Program,...
12
Jan

Are Funds In A Special Needs Trust Counted As An Asset When Determining Eligibility For Charity Care?

January 12, 2013
The New Jersey Hospital Care Payment Assistance Program, commonly called “Charity Care,” is a state...
31
Dec

Niece Who Did Not Sign Admissions Agreement As "Responsible Party" For Aunt Is Not Liable For Aunt’s Unpaid Nursing Home Bill

December 31, 2012
A Rhode Island trial court holds that a niece who signed a nursing home admissions...
20
Dec

New Jersey Increases Medicaid Penalty Divisor, But Artificially Keeps The Rate Far Less Than The Actual Monthly Cost Of Nursing Home Care

December 20, 2012
New Jersey’s Medicaid rules are complicated, and seem like they’re always changing. One such change...
11
Dec

Elder Law College: Overview Of VA Benefits And Social Security Disability Benefits

December 11, 2012
(I recently presented a program on Veterans Benefits and Social Security Disability Benefits at the...
07
Dec

New Medicare Premiums, Deductibles, and Co-insurances

December 7, 2012
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced new Medicare premiums, deductibles, and co-insurances...
16
Nov

2013 SSI, Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment And Home Equity Standards Released

November 16, 2012
aThe Social Security Administration released the federal benefit rate for the 2013 Supplemental Security Income...
24
Oct

Class Action Challenging Medicare’s “Improvement Standard” Settled, Easing Coverage Rules for Beneficiaries

October 24, 2012
The settlement of Jimmo v. Sebelius, Docket No. 11-cv-17 (D.Vt., January 18, 2011), a nationwide...
10
Oct

Social Security Appeals Process

October 10, 2012
1. Initial Determinations. (This is the first step, but don’t expect to win at this...
03
Oct

Top Ten (or so) New Jersey Elder and Disability Law Cases in 2012

October 3, 2012
(The 15th Annual Elder and Disability Law Symposium was held on October 3, 2012 at...
02
Oct

Second Circuit Affirms That Income Stream from Annuity Is Not an Asset for Medicaid Purposes

October 2, 2012
After John Lopes was admitted to a nursing home, his wife, Amelia, purchased a irrevocable,...
25
Sep

Recent Argument Before The Appellate Division In A Case Involving A Public Pension And A Testamentary Special Needs Trust

September 25, 2012
For the past several years, I have represented Thomas Saccone, a retired Newark, NJ firefighter...
19
Sep

Attaining Eligibility For Nursing Home Medicaid Using A Gift – Annuity Strategy

September 19, 2012
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides a funding source to pay...
17
Sep

Social Security Disability Boot Camp

September 17, 2012
History What is generally thought of as Social Security is now contained in Title II...
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