By STEPHANIE NANO (AP) NEW YORK — A significant number of the elderly — more than one in four — will eventually need someone to make end-of-life decisions about their medical care, a new study suggests. The results illustrate the value of people making their wishes known in a living will and designating someone to…
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Apply for Medicare Online
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced that it is now possible to apply for Medicare online at the following link: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/medicareonly/
Consumers Guide To Health Reform – Kaiser Health News
The link goes to the Kaiser website that lists comprehensive information on the health care reform. http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2010/March/22/consumers-guide-health-reform.aspx
Social Security Adds 38 New Compassionate Allowance Conditions
For more information about the agency’s Compassionate Allowances initiative, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances.
Early Onset Alzheimers now recognized by SSA
Sufferers of early onset Alzheimers can now apply for Social Security benefits and have their claims receive expedited processing: http://www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_social_security_disability.asp
Social Security Payback Pays Off
This is a useful option is some situations but the risks versus benefits must be weighed carefully. Read the full article here.
Organized Crime Involved in on Healthcare
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122645717&ft=1&f=1001
My latest article
My latest article “Estate Planning Overview: Wills and Trusts, What You Need to Know” was just published in a local magazine. The link to the article is http://www.cosozo.com/newsletter_pages/2010/january_10/05_estate_planning_overview_wills_and_trusts_what_you_need_to_know.php
Largest elder exploitation case: Andrea Neil allegedly scammed as much as $3 million from Dorothy Mulkey, 73
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/12/largest_elder_exploitation_cas.html
Closing the Medicare "Doughnut Hole"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/27/AR2009122701206.html?wpisrc=newsletter
