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PLAN NOW: NEW MEDICAID HOME CARE LOOK BACK RULES TAKE EFFECT 10/1/22
Early planning for Medicaid Home Care benefits is now more important than ever. After much delay and anticipation, new Medicaid Home Care rules are slated to take effect on October […]
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Spring Cleaning: Time to Review Your Estate Plan
As published in the Long Island Press, on longislandpress.com and danspapers.com. Spring is a great time to review your estate plan. Here is a checklist to help you review your […]
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Cona Elder Law Sets Legal Precedent, Ensures the Right to a Fair Hearing and Secures Balances Due
A Suffolk County Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) required the assistance of Cona Elder Law to resolve issues concerning an incapacitated resident’s need to remit his sizeable Net Available Monthly Income […]
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Medicaid Alert: New York State Budget
On Saturday, April 9, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the annual state budget and addressed many important issues facing older adults. The budget expands Medicaid benefits for people 65 and […]
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Senior Partner Melissa Negrin-Wiener Honored as Power 25 in Law
Cona Elder Law is proud to announce Ms. Negrin-Wiener’s selection to the Power 25 in Law which recognizes her outstanding achievements over the last 20 years. Melissa Negrin-Wiener is Member […]
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When a Sex Offender Resides in Your Health Care Facility: Know Your Rights and Obligations
Over the past several years, our firm has fielded an influx of concerns from health care facility clients who have learned that there is a registered sex offender living amongst […]
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National Healthcare Decisions Day
April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day, a day for all of us to take stock and ask ourselves: “Do I have Advance Directives: a Health Care Proxy, Living Will […]
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Retirement Savings and Required Minimum Distributions: A Review of the Rules
Retirement savings are critical for all of us but so is following the strict laws and rules when taking distributions. Unfortunately, these rules have been changing practically every year, making […]
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New York Proposes to Eliminate the Medicaid Resource Test in 2023
The proposed FY 2023 Executive Budget seeks to eliminate the resource test and raise the income cap for seniors and individuals with disabilities to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level […]
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National Healthcare Decisions Day: Do You Have Advance Directives?
As published in the Long Island Press, longislandpress.com, and danspapers.com A person with capacity can communicate their wishes to medical professionals regarding their health care decisions, but what happens if […]
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