Add comment December 30th, 2011 03:52pm Julia Greenberg
Recent changes to New York State Medicaid laws have expanded the definition of an “estate” for Medicaid estate recovery purposes. (more…)
Add comment December 21st, 2011 02:38pm Julia Greenberg
We’ve been asked several times whether or not a Medicaid applicant can have a primary (and in many instances secondary) health insurance plan, and, if so, if he or she must give up such plans once accepted to the Medicaid program. People often believe (more…)
Add comment November 4th, 2011 05:32pm David A. Cutner
This fall, Partners in Care, one of the premier providers of home care and geriatric care management in New York City, has been hosting a series of free online seminars focused on helping you make difficult elder care decisions. (more…)
Add comment September 26th, 2011 12:38pm David A. Cutner
Lamson & Cutner has published a New Updated Second Edition of its popular and highly regarded “25 Strategies to Prevent Financial Ruin from Long-Term Health Care Costs.” A copy of the informative Special Report is available free of charge. (more…)
Add comment September 15th, 2011 01:55pm David A. Cutner
The NYS Department of Health has finally issued long-awaited regulations implementing changes in New York law regarding recovery and reimbursement from estates of (more…)
Add comment July 14th, 2011 03:00pm David A. Cutner
New York’s recently-enacted gay marriage law is a great emotional and symbolic victory for New Yorkers, and for gay couples everywhere. (more…)
Add comment April 28th, 2011 02:30pm David A. Cutner
State experimentation to cut expenditures on Medicaid continues: Florida is planning to funnel almost all of its Medicaid recipients into for-profit H.M.O. networks that will (more…)
Add comment April 25th, 2011 12:40pm Julia Greenberg
Arizona’s governor has proposed an unconventional way to raise money for the state’s economically strapped Medicaid program. Governor Jan Brewer has proposed (more…)
Add comment April 4th, 2011 02:51pm David A. Cutner
Two of the New York Medicaid Redesign Team’s proposals that were most damaging to the elderly and their spouses, and to the parents of disabled children, were not included in the final (more…)
Add comment March 5th, 2011 08:49am David A. Cutner
New York’s newly created Medicaid Redesign Team (“MRT”) are proposing dramatic changes in our Medicaid program. While it is early in the process, and the proposals may not be implemented in their present form or at all, budgeting pressures at all levels of government make it likely that some changes in the Medicaid program will occur. Here are a couple of the particularly troubling features of the MRT’s proposals: (more…)
Add comment February 5th, 2011 03:50pm Julia Greenberg
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is sponsoring an audiocast featuring David Cutner on February 9th at 1:00 pm EST.
The topic of the audiocast will be how to deal with the staggering costs of long-term care, and what the elderly and their families can do to obtain the best care and still hold onto their money, assets, and income. The roles of Medicare and Medicaid, and other topics will included in the discussion.
Listeners can sign up for this free audiocast on the AFA website at the following link; Planning and Paying for Long-Term Health Care…Sooner Rather than Later. Mr. Cutner’s live discussion will be accompanied by a slide presentation that can be viewed over the Internet.
Listeners will also be able to submit questions to Mr. Cutner via email. If he does not answer your question during the broadcast, Mr. Cutner will try to respond personally afterwards.
1 comment December 16th, 2010 01:39pm David A. Cutner
Lamson & Cutner has just launched a new page on its website, www.lamson-cutner.com, about the reasons why other attorneys refer clients to our firm.
Oftentimes, a client’s problems require in-depth knowledge and experience in a particular practice area. This is especially true with Elder Law issues, where (more…)
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