Many children with special needs rely on Medicaid for their health coverage, and each year a beneficiary’s eligibility for coverage must be reevaluated. In 2018, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) saw a surprising...
A New Jersey appeals court holds that an executor has submitted sufficient evidence of expenses incurred in taking care of his mother, brother, and his brother’s house to deduct those expenses from the sale of the house. In the Matter of the Estate of...
Medicare beneficiaries may now discuss options for care at the end of life with their health care providers. Beneficiaries of course were already free to talk about advance care planning with their doctors or other qualified health professionals, but the...
Federal law requires that beginning on April 1 of the year after you reach age 70 1/2, you must begin withdrawing a minimum amount from your non-Roth individual retirement account (IRA) or 401(k) accounts. These withdrawals are called required minimum...
Traditionally, Medicaid has paid for long-term care in a nursing home, but because most individuals would rather be cared for at home and home care is cheaper, all 50 states now have Medicaid programs that offer at least some home care. In some states, even family...
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