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States May Now Extend Medicaid's Spousal Protections to Same-Sex Partners
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will now permit states to give Medicaid. . .
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New Rule Requires Homebound Medicare Patients to See Doctors
Doctors must now meet face-to-face with their patients who are receiving home health care if the patient's visits are to be reimbursed . . .
Read moreWhat Is Asset Protection Planning?
Asset protection planning is about protecting your assets from creditors -- and it is not just for the super-wealthy.
Read moreAARP Sues Government Over Reverse Mortgage Foreclosures
Charging that reverse mortgage borrowers were caught in what amounts to a regulatory bait and switch, the AARP . . .
Read moreGroup Calls for Federal Probe into Florida's Firing of Nursing Home Advocate
A nursing home advocacy group is calling on the federal government to investigate Florida governor Rick Scott's recent . . .
Read moreDementia Patient May Face Murder Charges in Death of Fellow Nursing Home Resident
Pennsylvania prosecutors have charged a 78-year-old dementia patient with assault and are weighing murder charges . . .
Read moreNew Reverse Mortgage Product Has Lower Upfront Costs
A new mortgage product is making "reverse" mortgages more affordable. . .
Read moreLong-Term Care Program Is Casualty of "Fiscal Cliff" Deal
The final budget deal Congress passed to avert the “fiscal cliff” repeals a long-term care insurance program that would have helped keep the elderly and disabled out of nursing homes and off the Medicaid rolls. In its place, the budget...
Read moreFederal Government Is Getting Rid of Popular Reverse Mortgage Option
The federal government is eliminating its most popular reverse mortgage.
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