Wojtan, Vallone & Melin Attorneys at Law
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Medicaid is a program for New Yorkers who can’t afford to pay for medical care. You may be covered by Medicaid if you have high medical bills, receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or meet certain income, resource, age, or disability requirements.
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A rate adjustment by Medicare will cut an estimated $16 billion in funding for nursing homes over the next ten years. This was just instituted by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This is on top of extensive state-level cuts that have already sent the nursing home industry reeling.
Many people are unprepared to deal with the legal and financial consequences of a serious illness such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Legal and medical experts encourage people recently diagnosed with a serious illness — particularly one that is expected to cause declining mental and physical health — to examine and update their financial and health care arrangements as soon as possible.
There are four basic tools of estate planning: Durable Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy and Living Wills, Will & Living Trust. It is imperative to have these documents executed by the care recipient, while they are legally competent.
Any person requiring nursing home care should be able to enter any nursing home and receive appropriate care, be treated with courtesy and enjoy continued civil and legal rights. This article describes your rights and the responsibilities nursing homes have for ensuring those rights.
The New York Health Care Proxy Law allows you to appoint someone you trust – for example, a family member or close friend – to make health care decisions for you if you lose the ability to make decisions yourself.
The transfer of non-titled property such as photographs and other family heirlooms often creates more challenges among family members than the transfer of titled property. Here’s how to deal with some of the issues that may arise.
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