NAELA News Volume 24 Issue 6

Featured Member: Bridget O’Brien Swartz, CELA - A Study in Contradictions

By  Robert B. Fleming, CELA
From paper route to marching band, from social work to Elder and Special Needs Law, Bridget's life is anything but boring.

NAELA Public Policy: Review of The Medicaid Long-Term Care Reform Act of 2012

By  H. Amos Goodall, CELA
Some of you have been following the introduction of a bill that among other things calls for a study of the ramifications of a 10-year Medicaid look-back period.

Featured Member Article: Special Needs Planning: Past, Present, and Future

By  Bridget O’Brien Swartz, CELA
In a time when budget constraints diminish our clients’ quality of life, NAELA members must prepare themselves for the changes to come and to be their clients’ strongest advocates.

Trusts and Special Needs Trusts: A Good Half-Dozen Caregiving Provisions

By  Richard A. Courtney, CELA, CAP
Trust provisions that may help assure the trustee has sufficient authority to meet the ongoing needs of a special needs trust beneficiary.

NAELA Public Policy: Sequestration

By  NAELA Publications
Budget cuts in 2013 will significantly impact our clients and the programs on which they rely.

CAPsules: Changes and Challenges in Social Security POMS 'Sole Benefit' Rules

By  Sharon Rivenson Mark, CELA, CAP
Recent changes to the Social Security Administration's POMS will affect new and existing irrevocable (d) (4) (A) special needs trusts.

Practice Management: Tips for Writing a Great Newsletter

By  Leonard E. Mondschein, CELA, CAP
Writing a great newsletter is easy!

The United Nations Open-Ended Working Group

By  David Goldfarb, Esq.
As an accredited nongovernmental organization to the United Nations' Open-Ended Working Group on Aging, NAELA participates in international discussions on the need to protect the rights of seniors.

CaseStudy- Client with Disabilities, Medicaid, Veterans

By  Sanford J. Mall, CELA, CAP, and Teresa Bowman, Esq.
A client learns the importance of an attorney who specializes in Elder Law, and the attorney learns not to take for granted that a client understands the scope of Elder Law.

Health Care: Bury the Top 10 Myths About the Dying Process

By  Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN
The current debate about end-of-life decision making in health care is avoiding the most important ingredient, understanding the natural process of dying.

President's Message: NAELA’s 2013 Budget-How NAELA Uses Our Dues

By  Gregory S. French, CELA, CAP
I thought you might like to see how NAELA will be concentrating its resources during the coming year.

Executive Director's Message: Overcoming Challenges

By  Peter G. Wacht, CAE
Looking back at 2012, I’m pleased to say that we have been able to achieve our objectives.

Dec 2012/Jan 2013

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