Category Archives: Medicaid
Disability Advocates, Nursing Home Industry Battle for Health Care Dollars for the Aging and Disabled
There is an important, ongoing battle for funding between those who care for the elderly and disabled and federal and state governments. The governments — especially the states — are trying to save money any way they can. The advocates … Continue reading
Medicaid Dental Dollars Return to State… and to Lobbyists
Many seniors rely on Medicaid not only for basic needs but also to pay for nursing home care. Medicaid benefits can be hard to get, and one reason is that there is only so much money to go around. When … Continue reading
Owner of Terrell Hospital Charged with Fraud
It’s bad enough that we have doctors and hospitals committing Medicare and Medicaid fraud, but we also apparently have doctors and hospitals committing deadly medical malpractice at the same time. These excerpts from an article in the Dallas Morning News … Continue reading
An Overview of Long Term Care Options
We have added an informative article on our Resources page giving a general view of long-term care options. Click to read the entire article. Here are the opening paragraphs: One of the greatest concerns for the elderly we serve and … Continue reading
Medicaid Coverage of Medicare Beneficiaries (Dual Eligibles) at a Glance
Do you have questions about someone who is covered by both Medicare and Medicaid. The DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has the answers for you — if you can decipher the technical language. Here … Continue reading
Uninsured Americans Get Hit With Biggest Hospital Bills
We see this problem almost every day in the personal injury and Social Security disability sections of our law firm, but it has repercussions in elder law also. The bottom line is that hospitals, in order to recoup profits lost … Continue reading
Nursing Home Expenses Can Devastate Personal Finances
Most families are shocked when they first learn the cost of placing a family member in a skilled nursing facility, and doubly shocked when they learn that Medicare does not currently cover these costs. The excellent columnist for the Dallas … Continue reading
Block Grants Will Hurt Medicaid
This article by Pennsylvania elder law attorney Amos Goodall was originally published in the Centre Daily Times, State College, Pennsylvania. One federal budget proposal calls for block grants for Medicaid funding. This will cause another un- funded mandate which will hurt our … Continue reading
Dallas Area Interfaith Forces Much-Needed Debate on Medicaid Expansion
There are big decisions being made around the country, state-by-state, over implementation of one aspect of the new Affordable Care Act. Governors are deciding whether to accept billions of dollars being offered by the federal government in order to expand … Continue reading
Medicaid Personal-Care Programs are Targets for Fraud, Investigators Say
I have several friends in the home care business, and they are honest and ethical. Unfortunately, there are some people in this business who are less than honest. In fact, there some some plain old crooks who are stealing taxpayer … Continue reading