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Medicare would add dental, vision, hearing benefits in Democrats’ proposal
The Senate Democrats' proposal for a $3.5 trillion spending plan includes expanding Medicare to provide dental, vision, and hearing benefits. The proposal is now being negotiated in Congress. Currently Medicare does not offer much in the way of dental, vision, and...
August 2021 newsletter covers everything from COVID shots to Britney Spears
Dear Clients and Referral Partners, A littler earlier this morning, we send out our August 2021 e-newsletter from the law offices of R. F. Meyer & Associates. If you did not receive it in your email inbox, find a link to the full newsletter in PDF form below. The...
Dual Eligibility: Medicare AND Medicaid Can Help With Costs
Qualifying for Medicare hardly means free health care -- there are still premiums and deductibles. However, people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid (called “dual eligibility”) receive help paying their out-of-pocket costs. Medicare is a federal program...
Thousands of SSI Recipients Accused of Owning Property That Isn’t Theirs
In December 2018, the Social Security Administration (SSA) had a nasty surprise for Laura Marshall (not her real name), a 74-year-old woman just scraping by while living in senior citizen housing in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood: The agency demanded that she...
Care planning: Know what’s involved if Medicaid may be in your future
One of the greatest fears of older Americans is that they may end up in a nursing home. This not only means a great loss of personal autonomy, but also a tremendous financial price. Careful planning can help ease the financial burden. Depending on location and level...
How You Can Fall Into Medicare’s Donut Hole, and How to Get Out
Medicare prescription drug (Part D) plans can have a coverage gap—called the "donut hole"--which limits how much Medicare will pay for your drugs until you pay a certain amount out of pocket. Although the gap has gotten much smaller since Medicare Part D was...
July newsletter packed with good articles about Elder Law
Earlier today we issued the July 2021 edition of the R. F. Meyer & Associates monthly e-newsletter. We strive with the newsletter to provide information on legal topics that is pertinent and interesting to you clients of our Elder Law practice. If you didn’t...
Can Life Insurance Affect Your Medicaid Eligibility?
When applying for Medicaid many people often forget about life insurance. But depending on the type of life insurance and the value of the policy, it can count as an asset. In order to qualify for Medicaid, you can't have more than $2,000 in assets (in most...
Non-Borrowing Spouses Get More Help in Reverse Mortgages
The federal government has expanded access to protections for spouses of reverse mortgage holders who are not named in the loan document, allowing more such spouses the ability to stay in their home if the borrowing spouse dies or moves to a care facility. A reverse...