Ohio NAELA News
Welcome to the news blog of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Ohio Chapter. Here we share news related to Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and Special Needs Planning, Veterans Benefits and more — for the benefit of our Chapter members, and the general public seeking more information about Elder Law.
Surge in Early Retirement Exposes Baby Boomer Inequality
Bloomberg — More than 1.7 million older workers retired early during the pandemic; Unplanned retirement can lead to poverty, report finds The surge in early retirements spurred by the pandemic is increasing inequality among Baby Boomers in the U.S., with older Black...
Alzheimer’s drug sparks emotional battle at FDA
The Washington Post — By Laurie McGinley When Phil Gutis was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease at 54, he immediately enrolled in a clinical trial for an experimental drug but had little hope of being helped. Over time, though, he started feeling better,...
Efforts to engage Veterans in advance care planning
The VAntage Point blog/US Dept. of Veterans Affairs — For more than 30 years, Jennifer Vedral-Baron was a nurse in the Navy, focused on taking care of military members and their families. Now, she is using her experience to support and encourage other Veterans to...
Pandemic Leads Doctors to Rethink Unnecessary Treatment
Kaiser Health News — COVID-19 is opening the door for researchers to address a problem that has vexed the medical community for decades: the overtreatment and unnecessary treatment of patients. On one hand, the pandemic caused major health setbacks for non-covid...
Biden Administration Gives States Flexibility To Expand Disability Services
DisabilityScoop.com — States are being given wide latitude to spend an extra $12.67 billion for Medicaid home and community-based services on everything from getting people off waiting lists to raising pay for direct support professionals. The Centers for Medicare...
Long-haul COVID sufferers can’t work, seek disability. Can the system change?
U.S. News & World Report — People who are ill and unable to work long after a positive test for COVID-19 could help overhaul the delivery of disability benefits in the U.S For Chantelle James, a registered nurse who lives in the suburbs of Austin, Texas, the push...
Financial fraud: Safeguarding Veteran benefits
The VAntage Point blog/US Dept. of Veterans Affairs — Now more than ever, your financial wellness and security are important. Veterans and their benefits are often targets of scams and financial fraud. While VA is working to prevent these events from happening,...
Medicaid recipients have a little more time to spend stimulus money
From Elder Law Answers — The one-year deadline for nursing home residents on Medicaid to spend down their first round of stimulus checks is here, but they may have a little extra time. In March 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act...
Estate administrator has power to seek partition of community property
From J.D. Supra — In Estate of Tillotson, an administrator of a decedent’s estate filed a turn over motion to have the decedent’s husband turn over the decedent’s community property interest in certain accounts, through partition of the community property. No....