Elder Law and Special Needs Law News Roundup – 6-3-2022

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June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, PTSD Awareness Month and National Pride Month. June 15th is Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

General News Sources:

Caregiving News:

• COPD Caregiver’s Toolkit
• Initiatives to help identify, locate cognitively disabled neighbors launched by Clinton police
• They worked for their money:’ Woman reminds others to look after elderly loved ones after issue with security company
• Aging in Style with Lori Williams: Tips and resources for caregivers
• Download some of the best new mobile apps for caregivers of seniors
• 80% Of California Caregivers Say Caregiving Responsibilities Affect Their Ability To Pay Household Expenses
• Caregiving expert shares helpful advice for navigating the system
• How do we care for the caregivers?
• Mental health tips for caregivers

Consumer Protection, Scams, Abuse:

• Abusive CRATs and Maltese IRAs among ‘Dirty Dozen’ tax scams
• Govenor signs bill to protect Tennesseans from elder abuse
• SSA Faces Allegations of Misconduct Over Anti-fraud Program
• Older Adults Consumer Protection Guide Now Available in Korean
• Social dissatisfaction predicts vulnerability to financial exploitation in older adults
• Tennessee Commission on Aging establishes centralized portal for elder abuse cases
• Judge Orders Middle Georgia Family Rehab to Pay $9.6 Million in Damages for Submitting Hundreds of Fraudulent TRICARE/Medicaid Claims
• DeSantis asks medical board to ban transgender healthcare
• Self-neglect growing problem among seniors
• U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI Raise Awareness of Elder Abuse
• Creating a Caregiving Self-Care Plan
• How Will Caregiving Impact A Career Or A Business?
• Financial exploitation – what it is, how to spot it, and what to do about it
• Fmr. DFCS Worker Indicted For Elder Exploitation

Health and Healthcare Related News:

• Research Roundup: E. Coli; Monkeypox; Gonorrhea; Diabetes; MRSA; More
• Carrying on life at home or moving to a nursing home: frail older people’s experiences of athomeness
• Podcast: Degenerative Spine Disease-Is it Really a Disease?
• NIH: Gene therapy for rare eye disease safe but lacks efficacy in early trial
• Got Long Covid? Medical Expertise Is Vital, and Seniors Should Prepare to Go Slow
• Vaccines Lower Long Covid Risks, Chances Of Death: Study
• Efficiency Incentives in the Nursing Home Sector
• Effect of Deintensifying Diabetes Medications on Negative Events in Older Veteran Nursing Home Residents
• Amyloid structure linked to different types of Alzheimer’s disease
• When Is A Patient Discharged From Hospital?

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and VA Benefits:

• Medicaid final rule on reassignment of Medicaid provider claims
• CMA Alert, June 2, 2022
• Reflections on the Ninth Annual National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture
• Adverse Events in Hospitals: A Quarter of Medicare Patients Experienced Harm in October 2018
• HHS: Higher Medicare Premiums Stay In Place This Year, Will Drop In 2023
• CMS Report on Reexamination of the 2022 Medicare Part B Premium
• Medicare Trust Fund Gains A Little Breathing Room
• A health check for Social Security and Medicare

Special Needs News:

• Transitions of Care From Pediatric to Adult Services for Children With Special Healthcare Needs
• Voting Rights of Institutionalized People with Disabilities
• HHS releases framework to improve care for children with special needs
• Broad Spectrum of Autism Depends on Spectrum of Genetic Factors
• Families with children who have special needs face additional barriers to finding child care
• Behind the Launch of MyConnect

Events, Webcasts & Podcasts:

• Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 4-7, 2022
• TBA Elder law Forum, July 15, 2022
• AICPA Fireside Chat, Elder Care Fraud Trends and Cases, June 15, 2022, apm ET
• 6th Annual Medicaer Secondary Payer Conditional Payment Forum, Streaming July 11-13, 2022
• American Hospital Association Leadership Summit, July 17-19, 2022
• NELF 2022 Forum, September 9-10 in Kansas City, MO
• 53rd Annual Estate Planning Institute, PLI, September 12, 2022
• Elder Abuse Conference (Oregon AG), October 20-21, 2021
• National Conference on Guardianship, Dallas, TX, October 22-25, 2022
• ARC National Convention, November 10-12, Denver Colorado
• CareFreeMe – Virutal Study for memory loss patients considering retiring from driving

Government Sources:

• CMS, Eligibility & Enrollment Processing for Medicaid, CHIP, and BHP During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Unwinding Key Requirements for Compliance
• VA: PTSD Benefits
• Updated data from National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study
• CMS: Addressing & Improving Behavioral Health
• AHRQ: Concentration of Healthcare Expenditures and Selected Characteristics of High Spenders, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2019
• NBER, Housing Demand and Remote Work

Retirement and Financial News:

• Is this the end of retirement as we know it?
• Feeling behind on retirement savings? These tips can help you make up for lost time
• Are You Concerned About Investing In A 529 Plan?
• How ERISA Impacts Your Retirement
• Here’s what you need to know about reverse mortgages
• What to Do With Cash Right Now
• Millennials Want a Different Kind of Retirement
• How Prepared Are Americans for Retirement?
• 2022 RMDs and and the Required Beginning Date (Ed Slott)
• Which Accounts Should Younger Retirees Tap First? Not IRAs!
• Using reverse mortgage funds to pay for long-term care
• Should you use a reverse mortgage to pay for long-term care?

Estate Planning

• Where Should Clients Keep Estate Planning Documents?
• Estate Planning Is Crucial In The Wake Of The On-Going Huge Wealth Transfer
• Parenting Playbook: Planning out your estate
• PODCAST: All in the Family – Introducing Family Owned Life Insurance™ (aka FOLI™)
• Powers of Attorney in Elder Law
• Establishing a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust
• How Offshore Trusts Can Help Protect Wealth Against Volatility And Attacks
• Should I name my spouse or my trust a beneficiary of my 401(k)
• Wills, Trusts and End-of-Life Planning in New York
• Who will speak for you if you cannot speak for yourself?

Legal News:

• Case: Daniel v. White Memorial Medical Center (Cal. Ct. App, 2nd Dist. 5/26/2022) (Ahlborn Medicaid Lien)
• No More “Heads Defendants Win, Tails Plaintiffs Lose”: How the Georgia Supreme Court’s Relation Back Decision in Cannon Rebalances Pleading Power
• No step-up in basis for private foundation’s assets
• EEOC Adopts Guidance On Use of Algorithms and AI Under the ADA For Job Applicants And Employees
• Delaware Passes Paid Family Leave Law

Not New, But Worth Remembering:

• State Bar of Georgia: Find a Lawyer Directory
• EzElderLaw Financial Toolbox
• 2022 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
• National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center

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