Elder Law and Special Needs Law News Roundup – 10-21-2022

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Medicare Open Enrollment begins October 15th and continues through December 7th, 2022

General News Sources and Top News:

Caregiving News:

• On #dementia TikTok, family caregivers find support and bring the disease to light
• The ‘important lens’ that drives successful culture for 50K caregivers
• Podcast: On Call with the Prairie Doc®: Caring for the Caregiver
• New Report Finds Caregivers Key To Reaching Older Consumers

Consumer Protection, Scams, Abuse:

• Scammers are ‘on the move’ now that the student loan forgiveness application is live, warns FTC. Watch out for 5 red flags
• Son of Tyler pastor pleads guilty to assisting father in defrauding elderly couple
• Macon Businessman Convicted of Stealing Disability Benefits
• IG Warning: Offers to Increase Your Social Security Benefit Are from Criminals

Health and Healthcare Related News:

• Scientists Find Deeper Links Between Good Sleep, Heart Health
• Breast cancer and mammograms: 3 key questions women of all ages should ask before their scans
• The Supreme Court Decision on Federal Prescribing Rules for Controlled Substances
• Moving to More Evidence-Based Primary Care Encounters: A Farewell to the Review of Systems
• ‘A New Frontier’ for Hearing Aids
• Michigan Study Finds Manufacturing Jobs Linked To ALS Risks
• Not Just for Glasses: Eye Exams Could Save Your Life
• Nocturia severely impairs the sleep quality of nursing home residents: results from a multi-center study
• An intergenerational programme delays health impairment in nursing home residents: the Duplo project
• CMS Must Strengthen Oversight of Infection Prevention and Control in Nursing Home
• Patterns of underlying health issues linked to poorer outcomes after fractures in older adults
• When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and VA Benefits:

• Prescription Drug Spending in Fee-for-Service Medicare, 2008-2019
• Improving Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage
• Blind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients
• New case: CL v. Div. Medical Ass’t and Health Servs. (Sup. Ct. NJ, A.D. 10/17/2022) (Reversing Deparment’s determination that annuities were revocable and, therefore, countable)
• New case: In re Estate of Trahan (Minn. Ct. App. 10/17/2022) (Estate recovery claim barred because there was no evidence Medicaid gave notice of estate recovery at time of application)
• Medicare Premiums Drop In 2023, But That’s Not The Full Story

Special Needs News:

• Patients With Disabilities? No Thanks, Say Some Doctors
• Astros housekeeper with special needs breaking barriers at Minute Maid Park

Government Sources:

• IRS: Rev. Proc. 2022-38 (Announcing 2023 Inflation Adjustments)
• FASB: Proposed Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts (10/18/2022)

Retirement and Financial News:

• Ask an advisor: Will Medicare help care for my 97-year-old mother?
• Know Your Options This Long-Term Care Planning Month
• 12 Estate and Retirement Planning Questions for Blended Families
• How Much Should You Pay in Fees to a Financial Advisor?
• Congress is still considering changes to the retirement system, including catch-up contributions

Estate Planning

• Reflecting on a Life Well-Lived, Yet Not Without Tragedy
• How Is Estate Planning Different From Will Planning?
• Four in 10 investors have no wealth transfer plan – UBS survey
• Five Things for Clients to Consider When Moving to a New State
• 5 Common Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid

Legal News:

• New case: Atlanta Partners Realty v. Wohlegemuth (Ga. Ct. App. 9/20/2022) (Defendents entitled to summary judgment where home buyer did not excerise diligence prior to purchasing home)
• IRS Announces Annual Inflation Adjustments for 2023
• Steve Leimberg’s Income Tax Planning Email Newsletter – Archive Message #229 (Professional Athletes Continue to Fight Back on Non-Resident Income Taxes) (Subscription required)
• New case: Brown v. Bowen (Ga. Ct. App. 9/26/2022) (affirming summary judgment against trustee on payment of debt owed to another trust)
• New case: Courturier v. Commissioner, Tax Memo. 2022-69 (IRS was not precluded from assessing excess contribution penalty where IRA was rolled over because no one filed Form 5329)

Interesting, But Not Elder Law:

• Just A Few GeForce RTX 4090 Cards Can Crack Your Passwords In Under An Hour
• Reviewing Family Life Education lessons through a Catholic lens

Not New, But Worth Remembering:

• State Bar of Georgia: Find a Lawyer Directory
• EzElderLaw Financial Toolbox
• 2022 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards

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