Medicare beneficiaries' out-of-pocket expenses will rise next year, including an 8 percent increase in the Medicare Part B premium, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced.

If you are now enrolled in a Medicare HMO and wish to return to regular Medicare, you have until December 31 to do so. Beginning January 1, beneficiaries will be able to exit a Medicare HMO only during the...

With the help of elder law attorneys, those needing long-term care often artificially impoverish themselves in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage, thereby preserving their savings either for their healthy spouse or their children. Is this practice ethical? ...

An investigation into the activities of court-appointed 'fiduciaries' in New York State has uncovered widespread abuses that are draining the estates of the vulnerable elderly. Full story . . .

The Court of Appeals of Mississippi rules that a will executed before a couple divorced and divided their property was still valid when the ex-husband died four years later. Hinders, et al. v. Hinders (Miss. Ct. App., No. 2000-CA-01779-COA, Jan.

The effort to permanently repeal the estate tax was derailed in the U.S. Senate yesterday when the proposal failed to muster the 60 votes necessary to bring it to a floor vote. More . . .

Although it is true that a living trust has several benefits, it is not the panacea for an allegedly inevitable and costly probate experience. This article will discuss those benefits and compare them with a typical Probate experience in Connecticut.

"Will the State take my home if I go into a nursing home?" I am asked this question more than any other. Many people are concerned about Medicaid paying for their nursing facility care and state government coming in and...

Under a new pilot program, the Bush administration will give about 11 million senior citizens'”nearly a third of current enrollees'”the option of choosing a preferred provider organization (PPO) for their medical care next year. More . . .