Planning Tip of the Day

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!

I love this mantra -- Today, life comes with many challenges: health care, finances and family matters. Sometimes, you can't control what happens.

Another Budget Bill Behind Us

A very strong effort was made this year by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Elder Law Section to combat proposed cuts that would adversely affect our seniors and those with disabilities. The following are two provisions that were in the original proposed Budget Bill.

Part D Recipients Must Repay Mistaken Refunds - Second Court Ruling

A federal appeals court has again ruled that 230,000 Medicare Part D beneficiaries who were erroneously mailed a premium refund do not have the right to apply for a waiver excusing them from repaying the money. Action Alliance of Senior Citizens v. Sebelius (D.C. Cir., No. 09-5191, June 18, 2010).

Surrogate Decision Making Comes To New York

Inside The Medicaid Look Back Period

When faced with the possibility of penalizing an ill father for paying for the joyous wedding of his daughter, HRA approved the Medicaid application. Recently a wife sought our advice in obtaining Medicaid nursing home care for her ailing husband.