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Cona Elder Law’s Senior Strategies Conference — May 17 & 18, 2011 — Medicaid and Estate Tax Laws: The Rules, They are A’Changin’. Cona Elder Law Gives Tips on How to Protect Your Assets

As Governor Cuomo continues to make drastic budget cuts and limit Medicaid expenditures, there will be dramatic changes to the care seniors and the disabled are able to access.  Those […]

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Tax Planning vs. Medicaid Planning: Know The Rules to Avoid Costly Mistakes

April 2011A couple in their 80’s made annual exclusion gifts of $13,000 per year to their 12 family members, including their children and their children’s spouses as well as grandchildren.  […]

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Cuomo’s Medicaid Conundrum: The Right Fix Takes the Right Team

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​by Jennifer B. Cona, Esq. In a sweeping gesture on a hot-button topic, Governor Cuomo boldly announced the creation of a “Medicaid Redesign Team” in his State of the State address […]

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Pooled Income Trusts: Preserving Excess Income for Medicaid Home Care

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December 2010 by Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Esq. Recent changes in the laws governing Medicaid have made it very clear that lawmakers are not looking to expand the benefits of the Medicaid program.  However, […]

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Pooled Income Trusts: Preserving Excess Income for Medicaid Home Care

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Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012 – 6:30pm to 8:30pmLocation: Day Haven Adult Day Services, 2210 Smithtown Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NYMelissa Negrin-Wiener, Esq. will discuss legal options for paying for the high cost of […]

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Putting an End to the Statistical Games in Medicaid Home Care Cases

September 2010 by Jennifer B. Cona, Esq. The county Departments of Social Services (“DSS”) have a long history of taking months to open Medicaid Personal Care Services/Home Care cases.  However, their tactics […]

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Advocating for Twenty-Four Hour Split-Shift Home Care: Building Your Case at Fair Hearing

Spring 2010 – Vol. 20 – No. 2 by Jennifer B. Cona, Esq.  It is well recognized that the various county Departments of Social Services throughout New York State seek to limit […]

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Promissory Notes and Medicaid Planning

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​A last bastion of asset transfers following changes in federal lawSeptember 21, 2009 by Jennifer B. Cona, Esq. With the passage of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. §1396p, (DRA) […]

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Cona Elder Law’s Melissa Negrin-Wiener Discusses Options to Finance Caregiving on WS Radio.com on February 28, 2009

On Saturday, February 28th, Melissa Negrin-Wiener, elder law attorney, appeared as a guest on Jacqueline Marcell’s radio show “Coping With Caregiving”. During the 10 minute segment, Ms. Negrin-Wiener advised listeners who […]

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Cona Elder Law Senior Strategies Conference — How to Protect Your Family & Assets in a New Retirement Landscape

In this volatile economic climate, those over age 60 will need to readjust their financial, long term care and lifestyle goals to plan for a comfortable future in a new […]

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