On this first day of autumn, the Stone Law Firm is launching a new series of blogs on Recent Changes in Elder Law.
Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension
Proposed new rules for the Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension could make sweeping changes to the pension, if implemented. The proposed new...
This holiday season we celebrate the opportunity to work with you and your family on elder law, disability, and estate matters. We greatly appreciate your continued support and wish everyone, especially those who have suffered a loss this year, a peaceful holiday and a New Year filled with hope.
Medicare's 50th birthday in 2015...
"3-Strikes" Plan Spurs Nursing Home Regulation Debate
By Edgar Walters, published in the Texas Tribute, September 7, 2014
At a hearing in August to evaluate the state agency responsible for Texas’ elderly residents, State Sen. Charles Schwertner singled out seven of...
It’s often thought that the battle of Medicaid ends after being accepted – once admitted into the program, low income families should be able to receive the health care they need. Unfortunately, in certain areas of the U.S., families aren’t being accepted by the physicians in their zone, leading some ill patients to...
MLR: Is a refund due from your Medicare Advantage or Drug plan?
Under Health Reform, Insurance companies must spend a certain percentage of premiums on health care benefits. Individual and small business plans must spend at least 80% of premiums on benefits and limit administrative expenses to...
Health Care Reform’s Individual Mandate Upheld as a Tax by Supreme Court
Beginning in 2014, U.S. residents who fail to purchase “minimum essential” health insurance coverage will be subject to a tax penalty under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), unless they are exempt or covered by an...
