Elder Law News

Although depression was initially given as the cause of actor Robin Williams’ suicide in 2014, his widow says autopsy results lay the blame on Lewy body dementia, a fairly common but [...]

As a result of the recently passed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Medicare Part B premiums will [...]

The federal budget agreement that President Obama signed into law November 2, 2015, contains changes to how spouses can claim Social Security benefits, ending two strategies previously [...]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is increasing the amount taxpayers can deduct from their 2016 taxes as a result of buying long-term care insurance.

For this reason, Medicare imposes fairly fairly significant late-enrollment penalties for those who postpone signing up.  To encourage everyone to sign up when they first become [...]

Knowing the "cost basis" of your property is important for tax purposes, but proving cost basis can be difficult.

For only the third time in 40 years, the nation's elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will not receive an increase in benefit payments next year.  However, as a direct result [...]

Are you happy with your Medicare coverage? It is time to review whether your plan or plans are working for you. 

Accumulated frequent flier miles can be valuable assets, but what happens to those miles after somene dies?  Can a spouse or other heirs inherit them, or do the miles simply evaporate [...]

A federal appeals court has ruled that Medicaid officials must accept applicants' short-term annuities, providing more certainty for Medicaid applicants' use of this important planning [...]