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As the U.S. health care system moves away from fee-for-service medicine to more accountable care that uses a team of health professionals, seniors covered by Medicare say they are okay with these new models that include nurses, social workers and other allied health professionals in the
Caring for a child with Special Needs can be a challenging responsibility. There are many steps that you must take in order to guarantee the well being of your child in the long run. By planning a long-term financial strategy, you can provide for your
Estate planning is not just for the rich. If you don’t make arrangements for what will happen after you are gone, the government will step in and make all those decisions for you—and they may not be the decisions you’d choose. The process will also
A new federal report will be released Wednesday showing that shady dentists and orthodontists billed the state’s Medicaid program for questionable procedures on children. One dentist claimed to have provided one child 42 tooth fillings in a single visit. The state’s Medicaid program paid through
He’s the Bernie Madoff of bariatric surgery. A fat-cat Long Island Gold Coast surgeon billed Medicare for $85 million for procedures he never performed — even claiming to have operated on two patients who had already died, according to a Brooklyn Federal Court complaint unsealed
If an individual with special needs depends on you for financial resources, your estate plan should address how that support will continue when you are no longer around. Proper planning helps to ensure that your child with special needs receives financial assistance in the future
We do a lot of things on our smartphones: we shop, text, bank, post pictures, order food, find directions, get news and stay connected with friends and family. And now, in some states, you can add “create a will” to the list. If you find
The first of two suspects was arrested at the 184th Street Pharmacy. The Bronx pharmacist committed Medicaid fraud by doling out AIDS medication and buying prescriptions back The owners of the 184th St. Pharmacy and its druggist allegedly bought HIV medication back from AIDS patients
When a person dies leaving a Will behind, the legal process that takes place afterwards is called probate. Probate determines the legitimacy of the will after a person’s death to prevent fraud and ensure that the inheritances are rightfully distributed. Probate law varies from state
A Few Estate Planning Lessons Learned From Philip Seymour Hoffman Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman unexpectedly passed away at age 46 on February 2nd, 2014, leaving behind an estate reported to be worth $35 million. Reportedly, Hoffman did only the basic of estate planning –