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Signals That It’s Time to Talk
In the elder law field, we are often asked to help families navigate difficult conversations. One of the most difficult conversations is whether or not it’s safe for their loved…
State ‘Right-to-Try’ Laws Begin to Spread- But Are They Only a Placebo?
Five states have enacted laws giving terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs- and 25 other states are considering similar legislation. But it’s unclear whether these so-called “right-to-try” laws will…
Does My Business Face Exposure to COVID-19 Litigation?
The following article was recently published in Hallsley Living, and is reposted here with permission. A question that keeps popping up from my clients is whether their small or medium-sized…
New Brokerage Account Safeguards Aim to Protect Seniors From Financial Scams
New rules have been put in place to protect seniors with brokerage accounts from financial scams that could drain the accounts before anyone notices. As the population ages- elder financial abuse…
Obama Signs Law Requiring Hospitals to Warn of Costly Medicare Loophole
President Obama has signed a new law intended to prevent Medicare beneficiaries from spending days in a hospital only to find that they hadn’t been admitted to the hospital at…
Medicare Launches App to Help Beneficiaries Find Out What’s Covered
At the doctor’s office and want to know if a procedure is covered by Medicare? There is an app for that. Medicare has launched a free app that gives beneficiaries…
Less-than-Perfect Compliance with DMAS Regulations Does Not Always Justify a Retraction of Payment
As providers work tirelessly to furnish essential health care services to the elderly, disabled and infirm, they must navigate the DMAS Provider Agreement as well as labyrinthine federal and state…
Nursing Home Residents Win Back Right to Sue
In recent years- nursing homes have increasingly asked — or forced — patients and their families to sign arbitration agreements prior to admission. By signing these agreements- patients or family…
Commercial Lending Law, Second Edition: A Jurisdiction-by-Jurisdiction Guide to U.S. and Canadian Law
Wilson Trice recently published “Commercial Lending Law, Second Edition, A Jurisdiction-by-Jurisdiction Guide to U.S. and Canadian Law” through the American Bar Association (“ABA”). Click to read the full document: Virginia Lending…
How You Can Use Your Social Security Benefits as an Interest-Free Loan
One little-known Social Security retirement benefits rule is the so-called “do-over rule.” Under this rule, an individual 62 years or older can start collecting benefits but stop the benefits within…