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.
Poll: Americans take dim view of raiding Social Security to cover pandemic
CNBC.com — Americans could use a financial boost. How to get that money into people’s hands has been a hot topic of debate. Democrats have proposed expanding unemployment insurance and giving Americans as much as $2,000 per month to get back on their feet. Meanwhile,...
As $4.9 billion goes to nursing homes, assisted living groups ‘disappointed’
McKnight's Senior Living — Nobody in long-term care is begrudging skilled nursing facilities for the $4.9 billion that began flowing to providers on Friday to fight effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but associations are asking federal and state governments not to...
Affordable Care Act Offers Safety Net to 20M Unemployed
Forbes — More than 20 million Americans losing their jobs could become eligible for Medicaid or subsidized individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act as employers cut health benefits amid the spread of the Coronavirus strain COVID-19, a new study indicates. In...
‘My long goodbye’: Already coping with husband’s Alzheimer’s, now wife faces Coronavirus lockout
Los Angeles Times — Felice Blair knew two things for certain about the man she met that December day in Tel Aviv — he looked good in a red sweater and he was quite late. After apologizing profusely for having gotten lost, her blind date, Bernard, a friend of her...
Medicare applications raise anxiety in pandemic
ABCNews.com — WASHINGTON -- At greater risk from COVID-19, some seniors now face added anxiety due to delays obtaining Medicare coverage. Advocates for older people say the main problem involves certain applications for Medicare's “Part B” coverage for outpatient...
Advocates urge DeVos to ensure special education students receive services
From The Washington Post — One of the biggest challenges for school districts across the country that are delivering distance learning to millions of students at home because of the covid-19 crisis is providing legally required services to students with disabilities....
Millions of vets to get letters on potential medical cost reimbursements
From MilitaryTimes.com — More than one million veterans will soon be receiving instructions from Veterans Affairs officials on how to check if they are eligible for thousands of dollars in medical cost reimbursements as part of a court decision last fall. Starting...
Record unemployment poses financial burden for Medicaid
From NBCNews.com — "This is a quick enough shock that it could be a huge financial burden on Medicaid systems across the states," one researcher said. Andrew Parys, 36, said he didn't pay off his prosthetic leg at the end of March as planned because he didn't know...
Remote learning poses hurdles for students with disabilities
ABCNews.com — Schools across the U.S. are scrambling to find new ways to provide remote instruction to students with disabilities as instruction moves online amid the coronavirus pandemic BOSTON -- At school, Rose Hayes, 8, works with a team of teachers and...