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Quality Data Now Available on Home Health Care Agencies
Consumers in eight states are now able to compare'“for the first time--the quality of care provided by home health care agencies in their state. More . . .
Read moreHome Care May Not Be Cheaper than Assisted Living or a Nursing Home
When it comes to long-term care, which type of care is cheaper? A common misperception is that receiving care at hom...
Read moreNursing Home Abolitionist Offers Homelike Alternative
ElderLawAnswers Creates a Handy Guide to the New Medicaid Transfer Rules
We have added a new section to "ElderLaw Info-Medicaid" that briefly summarizes the provisions of the Deficit Reduct...
Read moreSupreme Court Ruling: Big Victory for Elderly, Less So for Near-Elderly
In upholding the President Obama's health reform law, the Supreme Court ensured the preservation and continued roll-out of improvements and protections . . . ...
Read moreMedicaid's Attempt to Ensure the Healthy Spouse Is Not Impoverished: The CSRA
The "community spouse resource allowance" or CSRA assures that the spouses of Medicaid applicants will be able to keep at least some of the couple's assets. ...
Read moreMedicaid's Attempt to Ensure the Healthy Spouse Has Enough Income: The MMMNA
What if most of a couple's income is in the name of the institutionalized spouse and the income of the spouse living in the community is not enough to live on? Medicaid has created some protections.
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