Social Security

The Court of Appeals of Iowa has ruled that a trust that terminates if it causes a Medicaid applicant to be denied benefits should still be counted among the applicant's assets. More . . .

The Social Security Administration is so backlogged that disabled claimants must often wait two to three years for their benefit checks to start rolling in, a Senate committee has been told. More . . .

June 20, 2002--A new report concludes that the Bush administration's plan to create personal investment accounts within Social Security would lead to deep cuts in benefits. More . . .

Medicare officials have issued guidelines allowing homebound beneficiaries to leave their homes for special occasions--such as family reunions, graduations or funerals--without losing their home health care benefits. More . . .

Across the nation, states are trying to balance their budgets by cutting back on Medicaid benefits for the poor and elderly. More . . .

A federal district judge has ruled that the Bush administration violated federal law by failing to send comparative information on the available Medicare health plans to each beneficiary last year. More . . .

A study by two University of Maryland economists suggests that moderate employment has beneficial health effects for the elderly. More . . .

For those thinking of joining the growing ranks of professional geriatric caregivers, the Handbook of Geriatric Care Management is probably a 'must have' volume.

An article in the Wall Street Journal claims that Medicaid planning, in which individuals give away assets in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care, is benefiting "well-heeled" retirees. More . . .