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By Jennifer B. Cona, Esq.

It is well recognized that the various county Departments of Social Services throughout New York State seek to limit the number of home health care hours authorized on behalf of an individual receiving Medicaid home care services.   As practition [ ... ]

By Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Esq.

Recent changes in the laws governing Medicaid have made it very clear that lawmakers are not looking to expand the benefits of the Medicaid program.  However, one change has proven to help recipients of Community Medicaid benefits preserve [ ... ]

By David R. Okrent, CPA, Esq.
Medicaid allows a single person living in the community to keep $720 a month of gross income and a married couple $920 a month. More income can be kept if it is used to pay for certain items i.e, medical expense, medical insurance, or of it is  [ ... ]

By: David R. Okrent, Esq.   Timothy's Law is named for Timothy O'Clair, a 12 year old boy from Schenectady who committed suicide in 2001. Timothy had been diagnosed with Depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Oppositional Defiance Disorder, but could no [ ... ]

BY JENNIFER B. CONA, ESQ.
A last bastion of asset transfers following changes in federal law.

With the passage of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. §1396p, (DRA) the federal government sought to severely restrict Medicaid eligibility by radically changing the tra [ ... ]

BY JENNIFER B. CONA, ESQ.
Seniors Turn to Written Agreements to Compensate Relatives as Caregivers; Reducing Estate Size   TRISH RICHERT recently signed a blinding employment contract. In exchange for taking care of a 77-year-old woman- arranging and taking her to doctor†[ ... ]