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.
Second round of Medicare-negotiated drug price cuts expected to save billions in 2027
From AARP – By Tony Pugh – Newly announced savings on 15 high-cost medications include popular Ozempic family of weight-loss drugs Fifteen additional expensive and widely used prescription drugs will have lower negotiated prices for Medicare beneficiaries in 2027, the...
Health and Human Services officially rescinds shutdown layoffs
From KFF Health News/The Hill – By Nathaniel Weixel – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has brought back everyone it laid off during the government shutdown, a top official told a California federal court Friday. The agency’s Office of Human Resources...
How a bit of empathy would help during the signing of legal documents
From Next Avenue – By Myrna Marofsky – Recently, I sat in a law office at a long conference table with my two daughters beside me. Across from us was an attorney with a stack of legal pages for me to sign. They were documents that I had spent months thinking about and...
Promising clinical trials in Alzheimer’s prevention reported
From CBSNews via MSN – By Jon LaPook – "I just know that my brain's not right," said Carrie Richardson, 44. "And so, I hate it. I just want it to be normal." At 41, Carrie developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The condition is caused by rare genetic mutations...
A new right to appeal ‘Observation Status’ in Medicare
From the NAELA News + Journal Online – By Alice Bers, J.D. – After over a decade of litigation, a court finally held that HHS violates the Fifth Amendment due process rights of beneficiaries when it prohibits appeals by patients who are admitted as inpatients but then...
Social Security COLA Set at 2.8 percent for 2026
From AARP – By Deirdre Shesgreen – Social Security beneficiaries will get a 2.8 percent increase in their monthly payments for 2026, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Oct. 24. The 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is slightly higher than last...
NAELA and SNA partner to promote Special Needs Law Month
From the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) – By PRNewswire – The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Special Needs Alliance, the nation's leading organizations specifically dedicated to planning for individuals with disabilities, their...
Disability advocacy organization sues Ohio over release of records tied to alleged abuse
From WCMH-NBC4i.com — By Ava Boldizar— COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A disability advocacy organization has sued the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health, accusing the agency of withholding records tied to alleged abuse and neglect at its facilities, including one in which...
Hospitals, health systems stop Medicare telehealth visits amid government shutdown
From ABCNews.com — By Mary Kekatos — Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are informing some Medicare patients that they will be unable to schedule telehealth appointments due to the federal government shutdown. As of Oct. 1, Medicare's pandemic-era...