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May

ABA Issues Major Ethics Opinion on Unencrypted Email and Other Electronic Communications

May 24, 2017
In a major new ethics opinion, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional...
16
May

Big Increase in Medicaid’s “Penalty Divisor”

May 16, 2017
New Jersey’s Medicaid rules are complicated, and always changing. One such change in the rules...
15
Apr

How Does an ABLE Account Impact Eligibility for Public Benefit Programs Based Upon Financial Need?

April 15, 2017
New Jersey’s ABLE law (the acronym is short for “Achieving a Better Life Experience”) went...
05
Apr

NJ’s Division of Consumer Affairs Issued Warning About Non-Lawyers Who Assist Consumers Filing Medicaid Applications

April 5, 2017
New Jersey’s Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) released a Consumer Brief on Medicaid Advisors/Application Assistors....
28
Mar

Social Security Eliminates Rule Giving Opinions of Treating Doctors “Greater Weight” Than Other Medical Providers

March 28, 2017
The Social Security Administration (SSA) published two final regulations that will have significant impacts on...
18
Jan

New Resident Protections in the Revised Nursing Facility Regulations

January 18, 2017
The federal Nursing Home Reform Law was enacted in 1987, and became effective in October...
03
Oct

New Jersey’s State Estate Tax To Be Eliminated

October 3, 2016
New Jersey lawmakers reached an agreement on Friday, September 30th which, among other things, will...
05
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...
05
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...
15
Sep

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. to Present at the 18th Annual Elder and Disability Law Symposium

September 15, 2015
(Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. in the midst of oral argument before the New Jersey Supreme...
01
Jul

Proposed IRS Regulations Establish Guidelines for New ABLE Accounts for People with Disabilities

July 1, 2015
In a recent press release, the Internal Revenue Service announced the release of proposed regulations...
04
Jun

SSA Clarifies Its Position on Court-Established Special Needs Trusts

June 4, 2015
After advocates criticized the Social Security Administration (SSA) for refusing to allow court-established Special Needs...
26
Mar

Understanding ABLE: Achieving A Better Life Experience Act Explained

March 26, 2015
  The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act became law on December 19, 2014....
23
Dec

NJ Medicaid Announces the Official End of the Medically-Needy Program; Long live the New Managed Long Term Services and Supports Program

December 23, 2014
By notice contained in Medicaid Communication 14 – 15 issued on December 19, 2014, the State...
21
Dec

Congress Passes the ABLE Act, Permitting the Disabled to Own Savings Accounts while Preserving Eligibility for Public Benefits

December 21, 2014
Earlier in December, Congress passed the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014, or...
14
Dec

Disabled Children of Military Families Allowed to pay Military Survivor Benefits into Special Needs Trust

December 14, 2014
On December 12, 2014, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 (NDAA). Among...
11
Nov

With Upcoming Major Overhaul of Medicaid, Managed Long Term Services and Supports Debuts in New Jersey

November 11, 2014
As discussed in a prior blog post, a major overhaul of Medicaid will be introduced...
09
Oct

Major Overhaul of Medicaid, Extending Eligibility to Many New Jersey Residents, Scheduled for November 1, 2014

October 9, 2014
New Jersey’s Qualified Income Trust Template For many years, Medicaid programs available to elderly and...
28
Aug

New Jersey Planning to Eliminate the Income Cap for Home-and-Community Medicaid

August 28, 2014
The Medicaid programs in New Jersey which help residents pay long-term care costs are about...
22
Jul

Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act Passed by Uniform Law Commission

July 22, 2014
The Uniform Law Commission, a national law group, approved a new law on July 16,...
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