The Trump administration is officially rolling back a ban on the use of Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements that was initiated under President Obama. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule that once again allows nursing facilities to use...
Today we released the August client newsletter from R.F. Meyer & Associates. We also post the newsletter here in our blog on ElderLaw.US for those who don’t receive the newsletter by email. Topics of the newsletter articles this month include taxes for...
Federal law requires that beginning on April 1 of the year after you reach age 70 1/2, you must begin withdrawing a minimum amount from your non-Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or 401(k) accounts. These withdrawals are called required minimum distributions...
At the doctor’s office and want to know if Medicare covers a procedure? There is an app for that — the “What’s Covered” app. Medicare has launched the free application to give beneficiaries a quick way to see whether the program covers a...
Parents want their children to be taken care of after they die. But children with disabilities have increased financial and care needs, so ensuring their long-term welfare can be tricky. Proper planning by parents is necessary to benefit the child with a disability,...
Hospital patients who need additional care after being discharged from the hospital are usually sent to either an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) or a skilled nursing facility (SNF). Although these facilities may look similar from the outside, Medicare offers...
