Elder Law and Special Needs Law News Roundup – 7-29-2022

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General News Sources and Top News:

Caregiving News:

• Older Adults and Extreme Heat | Care Plans
• Building Better Caregivers (6 week online course)
• Family caregivers’ perspectives on their interaction and relationship with people living with dementia in a nursing home
• Caregiver engagement enhances health outcomes of chronically ill adults
• Identifying Family and Unpaid Caregivers in Electronic Health Records: Descriptive Analysis
• Georgia Structured Family Caregiving Medicaid Program Updated By Home Nurse Inc
• VA: The VA has changed its Veteran’s Crisis Line. Dial 988 and then press “1” or text 838255

Consumer Protection, Scams, Abuse:

• The Best Way to Protect a Parent from Scammers (Kiplinger)
• A Fireside Chat on Elder Justice Policy
• Georgia AG Carr Joins Multistate Agreement Recovering $34.2 Million for Thousands of U.S. Servicemembers Defrauded by Harris Jewelry
• An Examination of Conditions Exposing Older Adults to Economic Abuse: Logistic Regression Analysis

Health and Healthcare Related News:

• Scholarly Articles, Week of July 29, 2022
• Choosing the Right Care Options for Older Adults (Webinar)
• Thousands of elderly Tennesseans could get access to home health care, starting July 1
• How stress may accelerate aging of the immune system
• Study: Some Prescription Meds Can Impact Driving As Much As Drinking
• New case: J.W. and M.W. v. Bluecross Blueshield of Texas, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131136 (D. Utah, 7/22/2022) (Granting defendant’s motion to dismiss claim for payment of improperly denied benefits, and claim for violations of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act)
• Depression linked to consuming an inflammatory diet, increasing risk of frailty
• Webinar: Community Transitions: Creative Collaborations Move Poeple Home, August 4, 2pm ET
• It is better at home: characterization of home care services
• High-tech imaging reveals details about rare eye disorder

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and VA Benefits:

• Ad Targeting Manchin and AARP Mischaracterizes Medicare Drug-Price Negotiations
• Social Security data show pandemic’s toll — and a path forward
• Medicaid Public Health Emergency Unwinding Policies Affecting Seniors & People with Disabilities: Findings from a 50-State Survey
• Boosting SNAP Participation Among Older Adults to Reduce Food Insecurity
• Does raising retirement age lead to a healthier transition to retirement? Evidence from the U.S. Social Security Amendments of 1983
• Assessing the Association Between Network-based Provider Communities and Patient Mortality in the Medicare Population with Multiple Chronic Conditions
• Geographic variation in Medicare home health expenditures
• A Quick Summary of Key Safety Net Programs in Georgia
• New case: Chamberlin v. Kijakazi, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 131045 (W.D. Mo. 7/25/2022) (SSI awarded where ALJ did not follow spirit of remand in weighing medical evidence)
• New case: J.G. Bimestefer (10th Cir. 7/27/2022) (holding issue preclusion applies where Medicaid applicant began a State administrative appeal, then failed to complete the administrative process by appealing further and instead filed an action in federal court)
• New case: Lorusso v. Comm’r of the Dep’t of Soc. Servs. (Conn. Superior Ct. 7/25/2022) (Pleadings) (Medicaid applicant who had AIF failed to prove she pursued liquidation of countable life insurance policy with cash value over resource limit)

Special Needs News:

• Support and Services at Home (SASH): Helping Older Adults and People with Disabilities in Affordable Housing Age in Place
• GAO: For Disability Pride Month—We Highlight Our Work on Access Issues

Events, Webcasts & Podcasts:

• Rocky Mountain Regional Elder Law Retreat, August 25-27, 2022
• NELF 2022 Forum, September 9-10 in Kansas City, MO
• 53rd Annual Estate Planning Institute, PLI, September 12, 2022
• Best Practices in Trust Account Management, Tenn. Comm. on CLE, September 14, 2022, 9am to Noon CDT
• Life Care Planning for the Elderly Client: Fundamentals and Practice, September 21, 2022
• Annual Mid-Atlantic ADA Conference, October 11-13, 2022
• 24th Annual Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts, October 12-14, 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:

• HHS Announces Proposed Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination in Health Care
• AHRQ: Medication-related medical emergency team activations: a case review study of frequency and preventability
• AHRQ: Implementing root cause analysis and action: integrating human factors to create strong interventions and reduce risk of patient harm
• CMS: Letter to State Medicaid Directors SMD# 22-003 re Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set
• CMS: Updates to the Care Compare Website July 2022 | Updated 5 Star Quality Rating Guide
• GAO: Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities: Federal Programs Provide Support for Preventing Falls, but Program Reach is Limited

Retirement and Financial News:

• Tennessee taxation of passthrough entities
• Millennials’ average net worth more than doubled during the pandemic. Here’s what advisors say they should do next
• Beneficiary RMD Rules and 401(k) Contribution Limits (Ed Slott)

Estate Planning

• Understanding the basics of estate planning
• What a good death looked like
• Affording Long-Term Care in a Nursing Home
• Common Errors that Arise during an Estate Administration

Legal News:

• New case: Rose v. Malone (Tenn. Ct. App. 7/25/2022) (Grandparent visitation affirmed)
• New case: Kidd v. Lewis (Tenn. Ct. App. 7/21/2022) (Children’s claim of undue influence by deceased’s wife was time-barred)
• New(ish) case: West Virginia v. E.P.A. (U.S. 6/30/2022) (major questions doctrine)
• PLR 202229028 (IRS grants estate extension of time to make a QTIP election with respect to a marital trust)
• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: Causes, Effects, and Consequences

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
• Blogs and websites we follow

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