Based on the federal government’s newly released inflation data for May, the 2025 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) could range anywhere from 2.57 percent to 3 percent, depending on the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published final rules setting nurse staffing standards for nursing facilities, as promised by President Biden’s nursing home reform agenda. The final…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the Medicaid unwinding waivers that it previously extended in December 2023, according to an informational bulletin from the agency. The…
If you need a medical procedure, you may have to hold off on treatment until you have received approval from your health insurance plan. In many cases, Medicare Advantage and…
May is National Elder Law Month. In our April 2014 newsletter, we provided an article entitled “Tips for Finding and Choosing an Elder Law Attorney.” (Call us if you would…
The Social Security Administration will ease its rules related to food assistance for people with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income. (Disability Scoop) The Social Security Administration is moving forward with…
One reason that scammers are so difficult to stop, security experts say, is that they keep raising their game. They’re continually perfecting their scams, taking advantage of tech innovations, and…
Joint bank accounts serve as a useful estate planning tool for passing money to loved ones outside of probate and planning for disability. But while they can achieve these goals,…
Many people receiving physical or occupational therapy after a stroke, injury or chronic illness have been told that Medicare would no longer pay for such therapies if the patient “plateaus”…
We have counseled many adult children who were concerned that their parents were not receiving adequate care from the parent’s spouse. On March 15 the Kansas Supreme Court issued an…
