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Ask the Expert: How Can the Hospital Access My Mother’s Incapacity Planning Documents, If Needed?

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Q. My mother, Jane, is 68 and has arthritis and high blood pressure, and had knee surgery last spring. She lives at the home I grew up in, in Fredericksburg, and the neighbor tells me that she needs a lot more help lately. My … [Read more...]

President Obama’s Health Care Overhaul: What Does it Mean for You?

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Three years ago, Congress wrote the law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), to maintain Americans' current health coverage as much as possible, to boost consumer protections in the health insurance market for individuals, and … [Read more...]

Ask the Expert: Do You Lose Medicare or Medicaid Coverage if you Leave a Nursing Home for a Family Event?

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Q. At the age of 60, my younger sister Anna is getting remarried. She is hoping that our 82-year old mother, Shannon, can attend and even sent her a plane ticket to Texas for the wedding. Our mother is on Medicaid, and is in a … [Read more...]

Ask the Expert: Will a Life Insurance Policy Affect my Mother’s Medicaid Eligibility?

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Medicaid Q. My mother never thought about life insurance until later in life.  Ever since her friend Theresa died without it, she has been insistent about getting a policy for herself.  She is weighing her options and hasn’t … [Read more...]

Part 2: Celebrities with Alzheimer’s Disease- Pat Summitt

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Elder Law According the National Institute on Aging, there are estimated to be between 2.4 million and 4.5 million Americans who have Alzheimer's. One third of all seniors in America die with Alzheimer's or some other dementia, … [Read more...]

Ask the Expert: My Brother Received a Deed Processing Notice in the Mail- Is it Real or a Scam?

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Q.  My 65-year old brother, Sam, recently transferred his residence to a Living Trust PlusTM.  Last week, he received a "Deed Processing Notice" in the mail that looks a lot like a bill from the U.S. government.  There was a date … [Read more...]

Part 3: Celebrity Series – Guardianship and Conservatorship (Lindsay Lohan)

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Guardianship and Conservatorship court proceedings are typically used for those who have a mental illness caused by age, injury, or disability. The law does not make it easy for people to obtain guardianship or conservatorship, … [Read more...]

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