NJ DMAHS announces initiatives to protect the most vulnerable
The State of New Jersey Department of Human Services has announced some initiatives designed to help assure continuity of care, access to medicine and nutrition assistance, for individuals who are dependent on programs such as SNAP, group homes, charity medical care, MLTSS home care and services in certain DDD-funded programs. As always, the real test will be in the details for how these...
COVID-19 Testing available for Medicare beneficiaries
Medicare Part B generally covers medically necessary outpatient testing for beneficiaries. CMS has recently advised that if testing is ordered by the patient’s physician and the test is performed on or after February 4, 2020, it will be a covered service under Medicare Part B. Read more here.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is issuing fact sheets and alerts that address...
Restrictions related to Covid-19 particularly impact elders and people with disabilities
Everything is happening so fast it’s making our heads spin. The frail, dependent aged and disabled people in our communities are having a tough time of it. Starting today, Social Security Offices are only accepting telephone contacts and online contacts. COVID – 19 SSA press release Health care providers are overwhelmed. County welfare offices are urging people to do their...
Elder Law is Elder Care
Your parents are aging. You’re worried about whether they’ll get the care they need.
What Can My Elder Law Attorney Do For Me?
If your family is struggling with the difficult decisions regarding nursing home placement or ongoing home care, the elder law attorneys at Fink Rosner Ershow-Levenberg can assist you with many of the steps in that process.
What to Expect in an Elder Law Consultation
At Fink Rosner Ershow-Levenberg, we begin our relationship with our elder law clients and their families with an initial consultation in our office in Clark, New Jersey.
Medicaid rules enable some spouses to keep extra assets
Did you know that there is a way for low-income community spouses of Medicaid applicants to hold onto extra assets? We have had the opportunity in an array of cases over the years to obtain greater protection for such spouses. Ordinarily, the combined available marital assets must be “spent down” to a certain level before an application for Medicaid can be filed to pay for the...