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		<title>Medicaid in New York State</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Caring for our Seniors:  Dramatic changes are in store</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>A message from Gary J. Wojtan, Attorney at Law</b>
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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.]]></description>
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		<title>Legal and Financial Planning for People with Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Estate Planning &amp; the Role of the Elder Law Attorney</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are four basic tools of estate planning: Durable Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy and Living Wills, Will &#038; Living Trust. It is imperative to have these documents executed by the care recipient, while they are legally competent.]]></description>
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		<title>Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State and Nursing Home Responsibilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Proxy: Appointing Your Health Care Agent in New York State</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate? Transferring Non-Titled Property</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Adults from Abuse and Neglect</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A family member, a friend, a neighbor or other concerned person who is worried about an individual who may need Protective Services for Adults (PSA) help can call the local Department of Social Services. Referrals may be made anonymously. Of course, individuals who recognize their own need for help may call for themselves.]]></description>
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		<title>Who Will Manage Your Affairs If You Cannot?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone faces the possibility that sometime during their lifetime, they may become incapacitated. Many people assume their spouses or children will automatically be allowed to make financial and/or medical decisions for them, but this is not necessarily so.]]></description>
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