Medicare

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has announced the 2013 Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurances . . .

The nation's elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will receive a 1.5 percent increase in payments in 2014 . . . ...

If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan may overrule your doctor and refuse to cover a treatment or procedure that it deems to be medically unnecessary or experimental. However, there is an appeal process to resolve these conflicts. ...

Elderlaw 101

Starting October 1, 2013, people who lack health insurance can start signing up for coverage.  But if you already have Medicare, you don't need to do anything, and anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is likely trying to steal...

Many people keep working well beyond age 65—the age when most people become eligible for Medicare.

A number of Medicare beneficiaries are spending days in the hospital before being transferred to a nursing home, only to find that Medicare won't pay for their nursing home stay because they were considered to be under "observation" while in...

Reunions, graduations, birthdays, and holidays: Whatever the occasion, nursing home residents don't want to miss out on family gatherings, but may be afraid that they will lose Medicare or Medicaid coverage if they leave the nursing home.

You generally must be enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B before you can enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan. If you want to join a Medicare Advantage plan, you should contact the plan and ask if it is...

Elderlaw 101

Public and private agencies offer a variety of home care services that may be available to you.

Medicaid 101