New SNAP Work Requirements Will Now Affect More Older Adults
Takeaways New federal rules, passed in July 2025, change who must meet work requirements to keep getting SNAP (food stamp) benefits. The age range for people who must meet these…
Do Medicare Benefits Cover Skilled Nursing Care?
Takeaways Medicare Part A covers short-term, medically necessary skilled nursing facility care if you meet specific requirements. Medicare limits this coverage to a maximum of 100 days per benefit period.…
CMS Announces Medicare Premiums for 2026
On November 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released notices detailing the Medicare Part A and Part B premiums and deductibles for calendar year 2026: The…
POA Agent Not Liable for Principal’s Nursing Home Bill
I am often asked if someone serving as guardian, conservator, agent under a power of attorney, or spouse is liable for the debts and liabilities of the ward or principal…
2026 Medicaid Long-Term Care Benefits When You Are Married
Takeaways Medicaid provides a safety net for long-term care but requires strict limits on income and assets. To prevent impoverishment of the healthy spouse (the “community spouse”), Medicaid allows them…
Standard Medicare Part B Monthly Premium to Jump 9.7% in 2026
The standard Medicare Part B premium will increase to $202.90 per month in 2026, up 9.7% from $185 per month in 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has…
OIG Finds Gaps in Behavioral Health Provider Networks for Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Care Plans
A new Office of Inspector General (OIG) review finds that many Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care plans have limited networks of behavioral health providers, further weakened by the inclusion of…
How to File Little-Known Appeal to Force an Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care
When a health insurance company refuses to pay for treatment, most people begrudgingly accept the decision. Few patients appeal; some don’t trust the insurer to reverse its own decision. But…
Nursing Facility Can Challenge Adverse Medicaid Decision
The Hawaii Supreme Court reversed the lower courts’ rulings denying a nursing facility’s request for a hearing to challenge a decision terminating its resident’s Medicaid benefits. Nursing facilities have constitutionally…
Why Aren’t More Older Adults Thinking About Long-Term Care?
Takeaways Many older adults underestimate their likelihood of needing sustained, day-to-day care in their later years, and a significant portion of adults aged 50 and older are not adequately planning…
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