Medicare Launches Hospice Compare Website
Patients looking for hospice care can now get help from Medicare’s website. The agency’s new Hospice Compare site allows patients to evaluate hospice providers according to several criteria.
DetailsYou Can Give Away More Tax Free in 2018
After staying the same for five years, the amount you can give away to any one individual in a particular year without reporting the gift will increase in 2018. Very few taxpayers will have to pay a gift tax in any case.
DetailsMedicare's Part B Premium Will Be Unchanged in 2018, But Many Will Pay More. Got That?
The announcement of the 2018 Medicare premium is good news for some beneficiaries and bad news for many others.
DetailsThree Reasons Why Giving Your House to Your Children Isn't the Best Way to Protect It From Medicaid
You may be afraid of losing your home if you have to enter a nursing home and apply for Medicaid. While this fear is well-founded, transferring the home to your children is usually not the best way to protect it.
DetailsUse Your Will to Dictate How to Pay Your Debts
The main purpose of a will is to direct where your assets will go after you die, but it can also be used to instruct your heirs how to pay money that you owe.
DetailsNew Yorker Article Highlights Abuses in the Guardianship System
Serious problems with the public guardianship system in the United States can lead to elder abuse, according to an in-depth article in The New Yorker.
DetailsSocial Security Beneficiaries Will Receive a 2 Percent Increase in 2018
In 2018, Social Security recipients will get their largest cost of living increase in benefits since 2012, but the additional income will likely be largely eaten up by higher Medicare Part B premiums.
DetailsWhat To Do When a Loved One Passes Away
Whether your spouse has just passed away or you have lost your mom or dad, the emotional trauma of losing a loved one often comes with a bewildering array of financial and legal issues demanding attention.
DetailsMSW Sponsors Team in the Walk to End Alzheimers
On Saturday, September 23, 2017, Moonan, Stratton & Waldman, LLP sponsored a team in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event held at Roger Williams Park in Providence. Our team more than doubled its fundraising efforts from last year! We are happy to support the Rhode Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and look forward to…
DetailsNursing Home Costs Rise Sharply in 2017
The median cost of a private nursing home room in the United States has increased to $97,455 a year, up 5.5 percent from 2016, according to Genworth's 2017 Cost of Care survey.
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