Estate Planning Attorneys Warn About Matching Beneficiaries to Those Named in Your Will or Trust

As an estate planning attorney in Virginia, I have unfortunately seen many circumstances where a person goes through the time and expense of having an estate plan done, only to fail to update their beneficiaries on their financial … [Read more...]

5 Ways to Ease the Burden When Caring for Kids and Aging Parents

5 Ways to Ease the Burden When Caring for Kids and Aging ParentsDid you know we just completed National Sandwich Generation Month? You may have never heard of it before, but if you care for aging parents and young children, … [Read more...]

Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit: What is the “Eligibility Verification Report?”

An important document for the veterans entitled to the Aid and Attendance benefit is a form called the “Eligibility Verification Report” (EVR) which VA sends at the beginning of the year and must be filled out every year in order … [Read more...]

Medicaid disparities: children with public insurance wait longer, denied more frequently

It is hard to imagine sick children could be seriously implicated and affected by public insurance disparities...federal law, after all, prohibits discirminatory treatment between patients who receive public vs. private insurance. … [Read more...]

What the American Middle Class Needs to Know: How to Protect the Family Home From Medicaid Recovery

Because the home is the largest asset a couple can keep while still qualifying for Medicaid, it is also usually the main target of estate recovery.Meet Sidney and RachelSidney and Rachel had lived in their home since it was new. … [Read more...]

Medicaid Fraud Audit Targets Schizophrenia Drug

First, lawmakers in Utah expressed concern over the state’s Medicaid expenditures.  Then, Utah State health officials were asked to investigate and control alleged fraud.  Now, critics are questioning whether measures went too … [Read more...]

How expensive will nursing homes be in 2020?

The cost of growing old is a concept Baby Boomers are beginning to wrestle with as they contemplate long term care options for both themselves and their aging parents. But in today’s age of economic uncertainty and rising care … [Read more...]

In some States, Medicaid costs are going up, coverage is going down, and lives are being snuffed short

Massachusetts’ Medicaid program enjoyed success, at least initially. Boston (.com) reported that the state’s Medicaid program enrolled about 250,000 new members since mid-2006. What’s more is that the success of Massachusetts … [Read more...]

The Perfect Holiday Caregiver: It’s all a state of mind

The holidays are always a wonderful time of year for family gatherings, reflection on what we have and the spirit of giving. The television is packed with specials showing relationships and families coming together for the … [Read more...]

Evan Farr quoted by Fox News on healthcare privacy

The WikiLeaks security breach has stirred much conversation...but not just regarding the leaked cables themselves. The entire ordeal is raising numerous questions ranging from national security to constitutional issues.FOX News … [Read more...]

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