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Much has been written in recent years about the health of Social Security. As the population ages two things are happening. Fewer people are paying into the system, while at the same time more people are receiving benefits, raising concern that the program will run out of money. But there is another, perhaps, more serious crisis developing within state employee pension programs that hasn&#xc3&#xa2t, until now, received as much attention. We are seeing it here in New Jersey, as are other states across... Posted on November 23, 2009 at 03:00 am by Elder Law Today

Understanding the maze of laws and benefits that form our long term care system is a full time job. That&#xc3&#xa2s why I devoted my practice exclusively to elder and disability planning. A few weeks ago I was reminded of that fact when I was asked what I know about a particular VA program that provides adult day care services for a small co-pay. This clearly didn&#xc3&#xa2t sound like the Aid and Attendance program that in the past two years we have incorporated into our planning arsenal.(see my 2/25/08... Posted on November 16, 2009 at 03:00 am by Elder Law Today

How many times have you contacted a government office to inquire about some benefit or program and told you are not eligible? Have you then left the office or hung up the phone accepting that what you have been told is true? What if that is just flat out wrong? As an elder law attorney I see that happen all the time, especially when it comes to the Medicaid program. A recent court case last week corrected at least one of those untruths. A federal court last week finally weighed in on a... Posted on November 9, 2009 at 03:00 am by Elder Law Today