| MassHealth Launches New Program to Fund Family Caregivers |
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As of Friday, December 1, MassHealth will offer
funding to families and friends providing care in their
home or a senior's home instead of placing them in a
nursing home. Under this new adult foster care
program, an in-home caretaker may be paid by
MassHealth up to $50 a day or $18,000 a year tax-
free.
This new coverage of in-home care can offer great
benefits to seniors wanting to remain in their homes
and alleviate financial burdens to caregivers making
great sacrifices to allow them to do so.
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| Rally to Reverse Governor Romney's 9C Cuts Slated for Wednesday |
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On Wednesday, December 6, at 10:30 a.m. at the
State House steps in Boston, a rally will be held
against Governor Mitt Romney's current funding cuts
of over $400,000,000 devastating vital state
programs that serve people with mental illness, the
poor, disabled and elderly.
Join advocacy groups, labor unions, and community
organizations representing health, human services,
and environmental concerns at this key event to
protest Governor Romney's unnecessary and harmful
cuts, and lobby to ask the Legislature to restore
funding to these essential services.
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| M&A's December First-Thursday Lunch Explains How to Protect Your Rights When Hospitalized |
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At Margolis & Associates' First-Thursday Breakfast,
to be held on Thursday, December 7, at Springhouse
in Jamaica Plain, Dianne Savastano, President of
Healthassist, will present on hospitalization and
premature discharge. To register for either or both
programs, call 617/267-9700 or email
rsvp@margolis.com.
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| A Guide to Legal Planning Available for Massachusetts Parents of Children with Special Needs |
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Attorney and author Barbara D. Jackins, of Belmont,
Massachusetts, recently released Legal Planning
for Special Needs in Massachusetts: A Family Guide
to SSI, Guardianship, and Estate Planning. Attorney Jackins has extensive legal experience in
disability, public benefits, Medicaid and estate
planning, and personal experience as a parent of a
child with developmental disabilities.
Her comprehensive planning guide offers easy-to-
understand explanations of the essential elements of
SSI, guardianship, asset protection and estate
planning for all families who have a disabled child. For
more information or to order this guide contact
Stanley D. Klein, Ph.D. at 617/879-0397 or email
stan@disabilitiesbooks.com.
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