Archive for the ‘Elder Law’ Category

Baby Boomers still in work force

Study: Baby Boomers Are Not Stealing Younger Workers’ Jobs

Tweet Older workers take up a lot of jobs, but not necessarily at the expense of younger workers. In an article By Danielle Kurtzleben of US News highlighted a paper from the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Economic Mobility Project showing that, though younger workers may be hurting right now from the economic downturn, over the longer [...]

What does the Affordable Care Act mean to the Disabled

Medicaid (Medi-Cal) Eligibility and Enrollment for People with Disabilities Under the Affordable Care Act

Tweet The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a Kaiser Commission report available in PDF format about Medcaid, called Medi-Cal here in California, and the current uninsured. This report is addressing the Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment for People with Disabilities Under the Affordable Care Act: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) makes several changes to Medicaid eligibility [...]

Medi-Cal in California what you need to know

Opportunity for Help with Medicare Cost Sharing Ends Soon

Tweet The 2013 Medicare Part A and B general enrollment period runs from January 1 through March 31, 2013. As detailed below, this enrollment period Credit union fees is especially important for many individuals who are not eligible for premium-free Medicare Part A. Most people do not pay a premium for Medicare Part A because [...]

Doctor or Attendant helping a senior patient up to walk with the help of a walker

Elderly Depression Linked To Dementia Risk And Mild Cognitive Impairment

Tweet Medical News Today is reporting that; seniors with depression may have a higher risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, researchers from University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, reported in Archives of Neurology, Online First . The authors had gathered and examined data on a group of Medicare recipients in the U.S. who were [...]

What does the Affordable Care Act mean to the Disabled

Fiscal bill extends a Medicare lifeline to small, rural hospitals

Tweet While much of the hospital industry has lamented the deal reached between Congress and the White House because it will pay only about half the $30 billion bill to avert a 27 percent Medicare fee cut for physicians, the agreement was cause for celebration for about 200 small, rural hospitals. That’s because it extended, [...]