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BOOK REVIEW: The Virginia Nursing Home Survival Guide
Virginia ElderLawAnswers member attorney Evan H. Farr has written a concise, readable guide to choosing a nursing home and the options for paying for care in the Old Dominion.
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How Your Stimulus Check Affects Medicaid Eligibility
The coronavirus relief bill includes a direct payment to most Americans. How will this sudden cash infusion affect the eligibility of those receiving Medicaid long-term care services? ...
Read moreCourt Rejects ELA Attorney's Challenge to Medicaid Transfer Law
The last of the cases challenging the constitutionality of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) has been dismisse...
Read moreMedicare Part D Can Hinder Ability to Spend Down to Medicaid
Many states have programs allowing individuals above the Medicaid income thresholds to spend down excess income on h...
Read moreFederal Appeals Court Deals Another Blow to Challengers of Medicaid Transfer Law
A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the consumer group...
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Receiving an Inheritance While on Medicaid
For most people, receiving an inheritance is something good, but for a nursing home resident on Medicaid, an inherit...
Read morePart D Recipients Must Repay Mistaken Refunds, Court Rules
A federal appeals court has ruled that 230,000 Medicare Part D beneficiaries who were erroneously mailed a premium r...
Read moreNursing Home Residents Continue to Have Serious Problems Getting Proper Drugs
Most nursing home residents on Medicaid are likely not being enrolled in the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan ...
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