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Protecting Your House Before and After Moving Into A Nursing Home
May 29th, 2021
Protecting the family home is one of the biggest issues that people worry about when discussing Medicaid eligibility. Let’s look at some of the basics: While you generally don’t have to sell your home in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage of…
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Tags: Medicaid Planning
They Face What We All Face’: Amazon’s Entrance into Home-Based Care Doesn’t Faze Providers
May 28th, 2021
By Andrew Donlan | May 27, 2021 Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) takes another step toward health care almost monthly. Lately, one of its biggest focuses has been the shift of health care into the home. The Seattle-based company announced in March that it was e…
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What is the Difference Between Medicare and Medicaid?
May 19th, 2021
Medicare and Medicaid are two different government programs for healthcare. It is important to understand the difference between them. Here, we will discuss how the program benefits differ, how eligibility for each program is established, and discuss…
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ACT IN ADVANCE TO PREVENT A GUARDIANSHIP
May 16th, 2021
A lot of people think of estate planning as a purely financial endeavor. It is true that you have to facilitate the transfer of your monetary assets after you pass away. This is one important piece to the puzzle, but it is not the only one. In order…
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The Importance of Beneficiary Designations
May 16th, 2021
“Carol Page” got a call from the bank — an IRA from her deceased father was found and paperwork needed to be signed. But before the money was made available, a snag was discovered — her mother was named as the beneficiary, and unfortu…
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How You Can End Up in Medicare’s Donut Hole, and How You Get Out
May 14th, 2021
Medicare prescription drug (Part D) plans can have a coverage gap—called the “donut hole”–which limits how much Medicare will pay for your drugs until you pay a certain amount out of pocket. Although the gap has gotten much smalle…
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Younger Adults Now More Likely to Have a Will, According to Survey
May 14th, 2021
A new survey has found that motivated in part by the coronavirus pandemic, younger adults are now more likely to have a will than middle-aged adults. Nevertheless, the overall percentage of Americans with a will has dropped over the past several year…
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Court Case Illustrates the Danger of Using an Online Power of Attorney Form
May 14th, 2021
A recent court case involving a power of attorney demonstrates the problem with using online estate planning forms instead of hiring an attorney who can make sure your documents are tailored to your needs. Mercedes Goosley owned a home in Pennsylvani…
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Movement To Advance Care In The Home Growing
April 19th, 2021
Moving Health Home, a coalition of pioneering health care organizations with a bold vision to change the way policymakers think about the home as a site of clinical service, officially launched only a few weeks ago. Founding members, Amazon Care, Lan…
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