Ohio NAELA News

Senate unlikely to take up measure until next year From WOUB Public Media — By Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau —  COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House lawmakers voted last week 78-10 to pass an enhanced property tax credit for some older and...

From Kiplinger — By Kelley R. Taylor —    Social Security is a vital source of income for millions of people. However, when it comes to taxes on Social Security benefits, confusion and misinformation often come into play. One common misperception is that Social...

From Disability Scoop — By Michelle Diament —    With Republicans set to assume control in Washington, disability advocates are warning that proposals are in the works to drastically reshape Medicaid and undermine the nation’s system of home and community-based...

From the KFF Health News — By Judith Graham —    Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a research project were confused when she came to the door. They’d forgotten the appointment or...

From the New York Times— By Jordan Rau —  If you’re wealthy, you’ll be able to afford help in your home or care in an assisted-living facility or a nursing home. If you’re poor, you can turn to Medicaid for nursing homes or aides at home. But if you’re middle class,...

From the Wall Street Journal — By Anna Wilde Mathews, Christopher Weaver and Tom McGinty —  People in the final year of their lives left Medicare Advantage for traditional Medicare at double the rate of other enrollees from 2016 to 2022, the Journal’s analysis found....

From McKnight's Senior Living — By Kimberly Bonvissuto —  A federal court has ruled protections put in place during the pandemic do not give immunity to assisted living communities in COVID-19 wrongful death cases, and remanded a Florida case to the state court where...

From Kiplinger — By Kris Maksimovich —  A revocable living trust is an instrument created for the purpose of protecting your assets during your lifetime. It also creates an avenue to pass your assets with ease after your death. But what assets can go into a trust, and...

From MarketWatch— By Brett Arends —  If you are thinking of signing up for a Medicare Advantage (Medigap) plan for the first time this open-enrollment season, watch out for the “Hotel California” clause: Once you’re on the privatized program, you may find it hard to...