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.
Feds Issue Guidance On Postsecondary Programs For Students With Disabilities
From DisabilityScoop.com — The U.S. Department of Education is weighing in after confusion forced some students with disabilities to withdraw from or forgo applying to postsecondary programs. The federal agency issued a question-and-answer guide this week specifying...
Veterans unemployment up for the fourth month in a row
From The Military Times — Veterans unemployment rose for the fourth consecutive month in August, and the jobless rate for younger veterans was higher than the national figure for the first time since January. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates released...
Ruling could give vets extra year of GI Bill benefits
From The Military Times — A recent federal court decision could dramatically expand veterans education benefits by allowing them an extra year of tuition assistance if they qualify for both the Post-9/11 GI Bill program and the older Montgomery GI Bill payouts....
CMS offers broad support for Florida with Hurricane Dorian preparation
From CMS.com — CMS offers broad support for Florida with Hurricane Dorian preparation The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced efforts underway to support Florida in response to Hurricane Dorian. Today, Health and Human Services Secretary...
More States Requiring Insurers To Cover Developmental Disabilities
From DisabilityScoop.com — After the widespread success of state insurance mandates for autism treatment, a grassroots effort is underway to do the same for other developmental disabilities. This summer, Missouri became the third state to pass a law requiring coverage...
How Exercise Lowers the Risk of Alzheimer’s
From Time Magazine — More and more studies are showing how regular exercise benefits the brain, and in particular, the aging brain. What’s less clear is how exactly exercise counters the cognitive decline that comes with aging and diseases like Alzheimer’s. To find...
A Look at Recent Proposals to Control Medicare Drug Spending
From KFF, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation — The affordability of prescription drugs is a pressing concern for many Americans, with broad agreement across the political spectrum that lowering prescription drug costs should be a top priority for Congress. The...
How Gen Z can solve the long-term care worker shortage
From McKnight's Long-Term Care News — It’s no secret that the long-term care industry has been facing a talent supply-and-demand crisis for some time. Along with an aging population that increasingly requires healthcare services, there continues to be a shortage of...
Nursing home residents often have preventable complications after hospital stay
From Physician's Weekly — By LISA RAPPAPORT (Reuters Health) – Many nursing home residents who are hospitalized develop preventable health problems after they go back to the nursing facilities, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on 555 such people who...