You may or may not have any rights as a spouse, depending on state law. The durable power of attorney gives you certain legal and financial powers to act on behalf of your spouse, but these don’t necessarily extend to medical information. For that, you would need a...
A New York appeals court rules that a nursing home resident’s son who signed an admission agreement, agreeing to take all necessary steps to provide documentation for his mother’s Medicaid application, is entitled to summary judgment in a breach of contract claim by...
An Illinois appeals court rules that a Medicaid applicant could not appeal the Medicaid agency’s refusal to reopen her case because such a decision does not require due process, unlike the decision to deny her application. Flachs v. Illinois Department of Human...
With nursing home care in some parts of the country costing as much as $10,000 a month, a long-term need for care can deplete even the best-planned estate. As a result, many seniors buy long-term care insurance to cover this risk. One great advantage of this insurance...
More Americans than ever can now store information on smartphones and tablet devices. Whether engaging in online banking, using a mobile plane boarding pass, or creating work calendars shared in the cloud, the internet provides needed connectivity. Yet critical...
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