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.
Don’t Fall For These New Social Security Phone Scams
From Forbes — A troubling new report suggests that a dreaded strain of phone scams targeting Social Security numbers is on the rise. The Social Security phone scam is by far the most common phone scam this year, with an astonishing 23-fold rise in frequency,...
The Monetary Benefit of Delayed Retirement
From Forbes — As clients get older, they often start to feel obligated to retire. They love working, but they are 65 or older and all their friends are doing it. The traditional concept of retirement is called a “cliff retirement” because it is so abrupt. One day you...
Just One Missed Letter Can End Medicaid Benefits
From NPR Health Shots — Forty-two boxes of returned mail lined a wall of the El Paso County Department of Human Services office on a recent fall morning. There used to be three times as many. Every week, the U.S. Postal Service brings anywhere from four to 15 trays...
Medicare would cover dental and vision if these bills pass Congress
From CNBC — Medicare beneficiaries would get dental, vision and hearing coverage if several bills now before Congress pass. In addition, the government would get authority to negotiate prices with drugmakers and create a cap for Medicare out-of-pocket spending on...
High-priority nursing home complaints likely to come under regulators’ spotlight
From McKnight's Long-Term Care News — The federal government and state survey agencies will likely place a heightened emphasis on high-priority complaints in nursing facilities and how soon they’re investigated based on newly released data from the Office of the...
Here’s a brain teaser: Surprising study shows reduced neuronal activity extends life
From STATnews.com — Say this about the kinds of molecular mayhem that we know underlie aging: Mechanisms like whether the ends of chromosomes fray (bad) and whether genes’ on-off status breaks down (really bad) at least sound like plausible ways to impair vital...
CMS bringing transparency to nursing home abuse
From Modern Healthcare — By MICHAEL BRADY ModernHealthcare.com The CMS on Monday announced that it would make it easier for consumers to find out about nursing homes that have violated rules about abuse, neglect or exploitation. The agency's Nursing Home Compare...
Feds: Social Security scammers invented wild cover stories, posed as dead relatives
From USA Today — For more than a decade, Kendrick Gills lived off a dead man. He stole more than $500,000 in benefits from a deceased relative over 14 years, tricking the government into thinking the man was alive and living with him. When the feds caught on and...
Autism Insurance Coverage Now Required In All 50 States
From DisabilityScoop.com — After officials in the last holdout state enacted a new rule, all 50 states and Washington, D.C. have mandates that require some level of insurance coverage for the treatment of autism. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance now...