| December
28th, 2005 Issue |
| Punitive
Medicaid Cuts Near Enactment |
| Medicaid:
What Steps Should Seniors Take Now |
| Advocacy
Groups and News Media Decry Budget Legislation |
|
| December
15th, 2005 Issue |
| Advising
Clients Who are Losing Their Waiver Benefits |
| Medicare
Part D and PACE |
| Estate
Planning Gifts |
| Attorney
Marshall's Book, Elder Law in Pennsylvania, Now Available |
| Marshall,
Parker & Associates' Paralegal Karen Griswold Returns Home After
Serving in Iraq |
|
| November
17th, 2005 Issue |
| Legislation
Could Slash Medicaid, Child Support, Food Stamps and other
Social Welfare Programs |
| New
Medicaid Qualification Amounts Announced for 2006 |
| Medicare
Part D: Do you Need to Join? |
| Appealing
a Department of Public Welfare Decision |
|
| October
31st, 2005 Issue |
| Frail
Seniors May Lose Home Care Support |
| GAO
Issues Report on Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Program |
| Health
Spending in the United States Far Exceeds Other Countries |
| IRRC
Comments on Proposed Pre-Admission Requirements for Nursing
Homes |
| Estate
Administration in Pennsylvania |
| Attorney
Marshall's Testimony in Part of Governor's "Listening
Tour" on the Medicaid Funding Challenge |
|
| October
5th, 2005 Issue |
| DPW
Implements Changes to Hurly and Home Waiver Rules |
| Understanding
the Medicaid Changes to Long-Term Care- Sessions for Care
Managers and Caseworkers Set |
| Medicare
Approves Prescription Drug Plan Organizations for Pennsylvania |
| 2006
Medicare Figures Announced: Part B Premiums to Increase 14% |
| Marshall,
Parker & Associates' Unveils New Website |
|
| September
15th, 2005 Issue |
| Some
Seniors will Lose Home Services Under Act 42 |
| Saving
on Prescription Drug Costs |
|
| August
18th, 2005 Issue |
| DPW
Issues Directions for Partial Month Penalty Periods |
| Update
on Medicare Part D |
| Act
43 Makes Children Liable for their Parent's Nursing Home Costs |
| Proposed
Regulations on Preadmission Requirements & Civil Rights
Compliance for Nursing Facilities |
|
| July
21st, 2005 Issue |
| Act
42 Targets Low Income Seniors |
| Veteran's
Administration Improved Disability Pension |
| Medicaid
for Seniors: Punishing Virtue |
| USDA
Rural Home Repair Loans and Grants |
|
| June
23rd, 2005 |
| Pennsylvania
Revises Penalty Divisor for Gifts |
| Medicare
Part D Update |
| Alzheimer's
Association Safe Return Program |
| Governors
Issue Preliminary Report on Medicaid |
| Attorney
Marshall Kicks-Off Pennsylvania Bar Institute's 8th Annual Elder
Law Institute in Harrisburg |
| Governor
Proposes Legislation Implementing Medicaid Cuts- Part 4
Annuities |
|
| June
2nd, 2005 |
| New
Medicare Payment Rules for Nursing Facilities |
| Expansion
of LIFE Program Discussed at Professional Update |
| What
if We Die at the Same Time? |
| Governor
Proposes Legislation Implementing Medicaid Cuts- Part 3
Treatment of Life Estates |
|
| May
9th, 2005 |
Final
Personal Care Home Regulations Published
|
| Mark
Your Calendars: 9th Annual Professional Update Planned for May
12th in Williamsport and May 13th in Wilkes-Barre |
| Spousal
Income Allowance Set to Increase |
| Governor
Proposes Legislation Implementing Medicaid Cuts - Part 2 |
| Marshall,
Parker & Associates' Staff Present at Nursing Home Administrator's
Conference |
|
| April
12th, 2005 Issue |
| Governor
Proposes Legislation Implementing Medicaid Cuts |
| Editorial:
Proposed Federal Change in Penalty Start Date Could Devastate
Nursing Facilities and Quality of Care |
| Attorney
Marshall on Faculty of AARP Briefing |
| FDA
Seizes Foreign Prescriptions |
|
| March
10th, 2005 Issue |
| New
Regulations Issued on
Pennsylvania SSI Payments |
| Clear
Majority of Americans Want Government Regulated Healthcare |
| Power of
Attorney: What You
Need to Know |
|
| February
16th, 2005 Issue |
|
Social
Security Eases SSI Restrictions
|
| President's
Budget Seeks Changes in Medicaid and VA Health Benefits
|
| Regulatory
Agenda Anticipates Changes in MA Nursing Care Eligibility and
Pre-Admission Requirements |
| Marshall,
Parker & Associates' First law Firm in State with 2 Certified Elder
Law Attorneys |
|
| January
27th, 2005 Issue |
| CMS
Issues Final Drug Benefit Regulations |
|
Medical
House Calls Now More Readily Available in NEPA
|
| Federal
Tax Credit for Dependent Elder Care Expenses
|
| The
Probabilities of Needing Nursing Home Care
|
| PACE/PACENET
Streamlines Application Process |
|
| January
6th, 2005 Issue |
| Additional
Nursing Home Medicaid Funds Approved |
| Department
of Public Welfare to Remove Homebound Requirement for Home
Health Agency Services
|
| Changes
in Patient Pay Obligations for Nursing Home Residents
|
| Caregiving
in the United States |
| PA
to Send SSI State Supplement Directly to Residents |
| New
Law Modifies Rules for Fiduciaries and Survivors of Veterans
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