Are You Eligible for VA Disability Compensation
If you were injured or became seriously ill while serving in the military, you may be eligible for VA disability compensation. In 2017, eligible veterans…
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Medicaid Reform: Are Block Grants Coming?
Medicaid, the single largest source of health coverage in the United States, provides health coverage to almost 75 million Americans, including children, pregnant women, parents,…
4 Things People Forget to Include in Their Estate Plan
Even if you’ve written an estate plan, are you sure you included everything you need to? There are certain things that people often forget to…
The ACA–What’s Working and What’s Not
The recent Republican effort to replace “Obamacare” a.k.a. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) with The American Healthcare Act (AHA) claimed an urgency because the ACA…
Always Put a Caregiver Contract in Writing
Many families hire friends or family members to provide caregiving to loved ones in times of need. After months or years of paying a caregiver…
10 Important Facts about your VA Burial Benefits
Molly M. Gilgor provides us with very important knowledge about your VA benefits. Here are 10 facts about burial benefits you may not have known: Fact…
Long-Term Care Benefits for Veterans & Surviving Spouses
Long-term care costs can add up quickly. That’s why we focus on helping our clients plan for these costs. For veterans and the surviving spouses…
10 Reasons to have a WILL
From the Legacy Estate Planning Newsletter I found some staggering numbers. It’s a concern to be informed that so many people of all ages and backgrounds have…
How are Medicare and Medicaid Different Regarding Long-Term Care?
Although their names are confusingly alike, Medicaid and Medicare are quite different programs. Both programs provide health coverage, but Medicare is an “entitlement” program, meaning that everyone…
Aging Care: 10 Caregiver Confessions: Secrets We Aren’t Proud Of.
Being a caregiver is extremely difficult at times. Receiving Care is difficult as well. The emotions related to our living and loving each other are…
8 Dangerous Medicare and Medicaid Myths
1. Myth: Medicare and Private Insurance will cover the cost of long term care Medicare only pays for limited coverage in a nursing home and…
Dealing with Medicaid Spend Down
In order to be eligible for Medicaid, applicants must have no more than $2,000 (as of 2016) in “countable” assets (the dollar figure may be slightly more,…