Now is Annual Check-up for Part D Prescription Plans
If you are a Medicare enrollee, you likely have a Part D prescription drug plan to help pay for your medications. You should re-evaluate your plan before December 7 to…
Budget Deal Makes Social Security Claiming Decision Urgent
Our prior articles in this e-newsletter have explained how a spouse or disabled adult child of someone who files for Social Security benefits can begin receiving an auxiliary benefit in…
White House Conference on Aging Establishes One-Stop Shop on Aging Resources
The recent White House Conference on Aging has now launched a one-stop link to aging resources. The website's address or URL, www.Aging.gov, is made to remember. The home page leads…
Court Considers Two Types of Grandparents Visitation Rights
The Mississippi Grandparents’ Visitation Act, Mississippi Code Annotated section 93-16-3 (Rev. 2013), provides as follows: (1) Whenever a court of this state enters a decree or order awarding custody of…
Congress Approves NOTICE Act for Medicare Observation Status
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation August 3 requiring hospitals across the nation to tell Medicare patients when they receive observation care, but have not been admitted to the hospital…
Medicaid Turns 50! Coverage in Mississippi
On July 30, 2015 we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Medicaid, the medical insurance program for children, the poor, the elderly and persons with disabilities. Some facts about Medicaid are…
Fifty Years of Medicare for Mississippians
On July 30, 2015 we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Medicare, the medical insurance program for the elderly and persons with disabilities. In 1963, when President John Kennedy signed the…
Three Reasons to File Early for Social Security Retirement
For those who have paid into the system, Social Security promises to provide a reliable source of income during your senior years. However, how much you receive each month depends…
Dementia and the Vanishing Legacy
A 2009 Smart Money article addressed the issue of dementia and its effect on a person’s finances. It found that, during the recession, problems in the economy were difficult enough,…
Giving a Beneficiary Power Over a Will or Trust
A recent Mississippi court case involved a trust created by a mother. She left the assets at her death to her children and grandchildren. However, she gave them in the…