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Welcome to the blog of R. F. Meyer & Associates, where we share company news and informative articles related to our Elder Law, Probate and Estate Planning legal practice.
Family battling cancer fears changes to health care law
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbS_evLkfXc[/embedyt] As the United States Senate today takes up a Motion to Proceed with debate about repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, many local families battling cancer fear the worst. Families with...
Check out our July newsletter
Dear Clients and Associates, The July 2017 newsletter from Browning & Meyer Co., LPA is now available. We hope you're interested in its articles about: How to avoid the late-enrollment penalty, if you were slow to get your Medicare Part B application filed; Are...
Analysis: How the Senate’s BRCA could affect coverage, premiums for seniors
As United States senators spend a little time this week in their home states, work continues on the Senate's Better Care Better Care Reconciliation Act. That's the Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. A version of the...
Kaiser says 18 Ohio counties at health risk: no insurer on marketplace in 2018
Eighteen of Ohio's 88 counties are among 44 at risk nationwide of having no insurer participating in their local health coverage Marketplace exchanges in 2018, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Ahead of the federal deadline of Wednesday, June 21, the...
CPA Warns: IRS Private Tax Collection Coming Soon
Previously, we warned our clients and associates that the IRS would soon begin using private debt collectors to collect overdue taxes. The lead article in our May newsletter detailed the planned change. The article, "Adding to Uncertainty for Scam Targets, the IRS Now...
News here! Neewwws here! Get your June ’17 newsletter here!
Dear Clients and Associates, We’ve just released our monthly Browning & Meyer e-newsletter for June 2017. "Planning" could be its theme. Each month, we publish the newsletter to feature articles dealing with our firm’s specialty practice areas of Elder Law, Estate...
Shonebarger legacy honored
The things he did for charitable causes and the Knights of Columbus are remarkable. The things he did for us at Browning & Meyer Co., LPA were innumerable. Dennis J. Shonebarger – Denny to his friends – was honored over this weekend with a full-page ad placed in...
Loneliness in seniors can be eased, like hunger or thirst
By JUDITH GRAHAM, Kaiser Health News It’s widely believed that older age is darkened by persistent loneliness. But a considerable body of research confirms this isn’t the case. In fact, loneliness is the exception rather than the rule in later life. And when it...
Article details health bill’s impact on disabled kids
The U.S. House-passed American Health Care Act would severely cut Medicaid payments for special education services, the New York Times reported in a recent article. The legislation proposes $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, or 25 percent, over 10 years. To accomplish...