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Consumer Credit Fairness Act: Are You Prepared to Properly Handle Collection Cases?
The New York Consumer Credit Fairness Act (CCFA) (enacted April 1, 2022), was intended to strengthen consumer protections by requiring debt collectors to be more honest and transparent in their communications. However, the law has significant implications for nursing homes seeking to collect amounts they are owed for services rendered. One of the most crucial changes […]
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Jennifer Cona Named on Long Island Business News’ 2023 Who’s Who: Women in Professional Services
Cona Elder Law Founder & Managing Partner Jennifer Cona has been named on Long Island Business News’ 2023 Who’s Who: Women in Professional Services. Jennifer B. Cona is the founder and managing partner of Cona Elder Law, an award-winning elder law and estate planning law firm in Melville that is celebrating 25 years in business. […]
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Victim of Senior “Catfish” Scam Lost Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars But Not His Home
Seniors are being victimized in increasing numbers by scams perpetrated against them. The manner in which these crimes occur are varied but one thing is always the same: they target the vulnerable. At Cona Elder Law, we understand the devastating impact these crimes have, both financially and emotionally, as they exploit the trust and dependence […]
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The Rising Impact of Internet Defamation on Skilled Nursing Facilities
In recent years, skilled nursing facilities, like many other businesses, have all too often faced scathing online criticism in the form of negative reviews and postings on social media outlets. Left unaddressed, such statements can be very damaging to a facility’s professional reputation within the communities it serves. In an effort to combat the impact […]
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Legal Alert: The Continuous Coverage Requirement for NYS Medicaid Program Has Ended
In December 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) unlinked the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement from the public health emergency for the first time since March 2020. As a result of this change in the law, each state will be permitted to begin redetermining Medicaid eligibility as of February 1, 2023. According to the NYC Human Resources […]
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Senior Dreams Come True Grants First Wish of 2023
Linda D., an East End senior, found herself in a difficult situation when her refrigerator stopped working. After recently losing her husband to a years-long battle with cancer, the inconvenience of a broken freezer filled with spoiled defrosted food was intolerable. Cona Elder Law partnered with the Family Service League to “Adopt a Senior” as […]
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Legal Alert: New Law Means All Medicaid Recipients Must Recertify Beginning in April 2023
Since the onset of the Public Health Emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic, federal law has required each state to maintain Medicaid eligibility for its Medicaid recipients in exchange for receiving billions of dollars in Medicaid funding, commonly referred to as the continuous coverage requirement. Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Medicaid recipients […]
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Avoiding Evictions in Your Assisted Living Facility
No matter how diligently you vet a prospective resident, there are going to be times when your facility gets stuck with a resident, or a resident’s family, who doesn’t pay the bill. Most Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) think that the only recourse is to initiate eviction proceedings. Before COVID, your typical eviction proceeding would drag […]
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Veteran’s Benefits: What You Need to Know
Many veterans don’t realize that they may be eligible for additional benefits from the Veterans Administration. The Veterans Administration offers many types of benefits, from service connected benefits to low-income pension benefits. Service Connected Benefits A Veteran may be entitled to compensation as a result of a service-connected disability. Compensation is paid to a service […]
Continue readingThe Takeaway From CFPB & CMS’ September 8, 2022 “Notification Letter”
It seems like every Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) reacted differently to The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) joint “Notification Letter”. Some SNFs simply shrugged it off, thinking that it was pure puffery on the Feds part while others, and I believe rightfully so, read the “Notification […]
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