One of the defendants (Mark McCay) in the case that raised the conscience of North Texans about elder abuse as chronicled in a 2006 series in the Dallas Morning News is presently facing charges of attempted theft of the Swiss Avenue mansion of the late...
With fewer insurance companies offering long term care insurance (at least 14 fewer in the last 5 years) and premiums rising (for new and some existing policies) fewer may be able to afford long term care insurance (insurance that can help cover personal care costs...
On June 7, 2012, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on methods to reduce improper payments to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported an estimated $21.9 billion of improper payments to Medicaid and $43 billion of...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last week regarding abuse of the Veterans Pension Program which is likely to spur a major change in the eligibility rules and make it more difficult for a wartime veteran (or his or her surviving spouse) to...
Effective September 1, 2011, Texas Probate Code Section 865 was amended to allow a guardianship court, upon application to approve gifts on behalf of the ward for the following purposes, in addition to tax-motivated gifts: “… or to transfer a portion of the ward’s estate...
As of March 1, 2012, the Texas Medicaid for the Elderly and People with Disabilities Handbook (which is a publication of the policy rules for long –term care Medicaid eligibility) now provides that “a transfer of a person’s home does not result in a transfer...
