Aug 4, 2015 | Medicaid Planning, News
When Medicare beneficiaries elect the hospice benefit, they waive Medicare coverage for all care and services related to the terminal illness that are not on the hospice plan of care and provided through the hospice provider. This means that when a terminally ill...
Sep 5, 2014 | FAQs, Health Care Surrogate, Medicaid Planning, News
The typical hospice in the United States undergoes a full government inspection about once every six years, according to federal figures, making it one of the least-scrutinized areas of U.S. health care — even though about half of older Americans receive hospice care...
Sep 4, 2014 | Buying A Home, Estate Planning, News
Mortgage-burning parties in the U.S. may be going the way of home milk deliveries and polyester leisure suits. A growing number of homeowners are reaching retirement age still owing money on their houses. The share of Americans 65 and older with mortgage debt rose to...
Sep 3, 2014 | Estate Planning, News
A third of people (36 percent) in the U.S. have nothing saved for retirement, a new survey shows. In fact, 14 percent of people ages 65 and older have no retirement savings; 26 percent of those 50 to 64; 33 percent, 30 to 49, according to the survey conducted...
Aug 29, 2014 | Medicaid Planning, News
Medicare Part D premiums are expected to stay relatively flat in the next few years, according to a new report, despite concerns with rising cost of specialty drugs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it estimates the premium for a basic Medicare Part...
