After signaling its intention earlier this year to make significant changes in how it determines eligibility for disability benefits, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has told disability advocates it is…
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…
Staring next year, the highest-earning 401(k) participants who are eligible to make "catch-up" contributions will no longer be able to defer taxes on those contributions. A new rule is going…
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is advising against the routine use of leucovorin for children with autism, despite rising demand from families following recent federal promotion of the drug. Although…
MPB Radio Podcasts with Rick Courtney Rick Courtney has been a regular guest on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting radio show “In Legal Terms” where he has discussed and answered listener…
Lisa Sojourner executed a will in 1999 (the “1999 will”) in which she devised her interest in her real property to her nieces and the residue of her estate to…
The federal safety net for Americans with disabilities could be out of reach for hundreds of thousands of older people under a plan favored by the Trump administration’s Budget Director…
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, which went into effect in 2020, changed how beneficiaries of inherited retirement accounts must withdraw these funds. The Act’s passage…
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…
Most estate planning attorneys can help you craft an estate plan that minimizes or avoids probate altogether. Probate proceedings are part of the public record and can be very time-consuming…
