The Supplemental Security Income program, known as SSI, is a federally administered program. Unlike Medicare or Medicaid, SSI is a federal welfare program that pays monthly cash benefits to individuals who fall within 1 of 3 categories: Aged - over…
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El gobierno federal abordó recientemente un fallo muy costoso en el tratamiento sistemático de los pacientes en los hospitales de todo el país, que obliga a los hospitales a notificar el estado de observación de un paciente.
Como ya comentamos en nuestra entrada del blog del 31 de mayo de 2013, "El estado sí importa: Observación frente a ingreso", existe un gran problema al que se han estado enfrentando muchos beneficiarios de Medicare: los pacientes están pagando la factura. El problema es que los pacientes están pagando la factura de los servicios de rehabilitación en un centro de enfermería especializada cuando tienen la impresión de que estos servicios están cubiertos por Medicare. En el fondo, el problema es que el hospital nunca llegó a ingresar al paciente, y lo codificó con el estado de "en observación".
Pronto se exigirá a los hospitales que faciliten información a los cuidadores sobre el alta de sus seres queridos e instrucciones para administrar los cuidados médicos posteriores.
Thanks to the Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act, patients in New York hospitals will be allowed to designate a caregiver in their medical record. Once the caregiver is designated, the hospital is required to inform the caregiver when the patient is to be discharged and provide the caregiver with education and instruction of the medical tasks the caregiver will need to perform for the patient at home.
Often times when clients make an appointment with our law firm, they have a very specific estate planning concern or issue. They may have a particular focus in mind, such as updating a will or avoiding probate. With a plethora of details to consider, it is often challenging for individuals to adequately address all aspects of their personal “big picture”, i.e. their complete estate.
For most seniors, obtaining Medicaid to pay for nursing home care is a must. Very few people can afford to pay privately for extended long-term care, which is not covered by Medicare.
The nursing home may provide you with a list of attorneys to assist with the filing of a Medicaid application. It is suggested that you obtain three attorney references in writing.
A key question for the family to ask is: Do any of the attorneys on the list currently represent the nursing home?
Are you and your family prepared for the unexpected? In the event of a sudden illness or injury, advanced directives can save you and your family time, money, and emotional distress.
The three advanced directives everyone should consider are health care proxies, living wills, and powers of attorney, yet these precautions are often overlooked by married couples.
This year I have had the pleasure of working with a married couple who suffered an unforeseen and life-changing event: the wife suffered a debilitating stroke while undergoing a simple medical procedure, and she needed the type of care that is only available in nursing homes.
Henry Montag, CFP, CLTC, es autor invitado del blog de Russo Law Group P.C.
¿Quiere constituir un fideicomiso? Hay muchas razones para hacerlo:
While there are many factors for an individual or family to consider the benefits of establishing a trust, it is equally important that grantor’s/parents review the trusts they have chosen and make certain that the trustees are knowledgeable about their duties and are continuously still operating in the beneficiary’s best interest.