News Roundup 2-4-2022

NOTE: If you have a Georgia corporation or limited liability company, your annual return is due by April 1, 2022.

General News Sources:

• Dog Aging Project is looking for more participants
• National Black (African American) History Month: February 2022 (Census)
• Tricare coverage and Medicare explained
• Growing elder populations require more services, awareness
• NAIC Comments on HHS Proposed 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
• How your parents’ debt could outlive them | Also at TimesNews
• Am I responsible for my deceased brother’s affairs?
• How vulnerable to inflation are the finances of older adults?
• Georgia AG Carr Encourages Businesses, Consumers to Prepare for Shutdown of 3G Technology
• Establishing boundaries when working remotely
• Social Security Opens to Survivors of Same-Sex Couples
• Researching your trip (Rick Steves)
• Filing a VA Disability Claim 101 (Instagram)
• Finding the Right Assisted Living Facility
• Solving Eldercare Issues in the Workplace: Understanding Employee and Family Challenges
• How to Coordinate a Parent’s Care With Siblings
• When a Caregiver Dies
• Putting an Incapacity Plan in Place
• Placing Faith In Estate Planning
• Reimbursing Family Caregivers
• Empowering Family Caregivers
• Caregivers-at-home: The Ignored Heros in the Patient Journey

Healthcare and Health Related News:

• Omicron makes booster shots more critical for medically vulnerable seniors
• What is the best post-acute care destination for an assisted living resident?
• Study suggests Epstein-Barr virus may cause multiple sclerosis
• ‘Decoy’ Protein Works Against Multiple Coronavirus Variants in Early Study
• Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
• 2 years after COVID-19, what does long-term care look like?
• I feel guilty for checking my mother into long-term care against her will
• Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease and How to Address Them
• How Medicaid and Medicare Fit Into Planning for Long-Term Care
• How to Support a Terminally Ill Family Member
• Caring for Those with Complex Needs | Health Affairs (Video)
• Delayed Grief: Causes, Symptoms, and How to Cope

Special Needs News:

• Pit stops to update capabilities essential in caregivers’ journey with special needs individuals
• It takes a village… and one fierce mom
• Fixing irrevocable trusts that no longer benefit their beneficiaries
• W.Va. Senators Unanimously Approve Bill To Bolster Law Requiring Cameras In Special Ed Classrooms
• I’m 60 and a single mother. My daughter, 17, has a developmental disability. How do I make sure she’s taken care of after I’m gone?
• Dating With a Mental Health Disorder: Suggestion No. 1
• Screen time linked to autism spectrum disorder in boys
• Autism Is Underdiagnosed in Girls and Women
• How Does Autism Evaluation Work?
• Navigating the special education system: Where parents can get help (Subscription required)
• What Docs Don’t Know About the Disabilities Act Can Hurt Them and Patients

Events:

• ACL: Person-Centered Decision Making in Healthcare and at End of Life, 2/22/2022, 2:30-4:00pm ET
• Video: Importance of Treating Mental Illness with Law Enforcement
• Webinar: Depression for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairments, 2/20/2022, 1pm to 2pm ET
• On Aging, American Society on Aging, New Orleans, April 11-14, 2022
• PALTC22, Annual Conference of Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, March 10-13, 2022
• White House Roundtable Discussions: Community Connected Health Initiative
• National conference on caregiving coming to Roanoke, November 14-16, 2022

Government Sources:

• Biden-Harris Administration Will Cover Free Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests Through Medicare
• IRS updates Filing Season 2021 Child Tax Credit frequently asked questions, information to help taxpayers prepare their 2021 returns
• Understanding taxpayer rights: The right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax
• Report: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program assistance, visits, and activities in residential care communities
• Frontline Workers More Likely to Report Symptoms of Anxiety, Depressive Disorder
• Electronic Health Records: VA Needs to Address Data Management Challenges for New System
• VA Health Care: Clinical Contact Center Modernization Could Benefit from a Shared Schedule and Additional Guidance to Networks
• CMS Makes Nursing Home Staffing Data Available | CMS Compare
• Continued Attention to GAO Recommendations Could Help Meet Veteran and Servicemember Needs
• USAspending.gov Offers Insight on Government Spending, But Data Quality and User Awareness Impact Its Usefulness
• Military Exposures Public Service Announcement (Video)
• IRS Updates Information on Tax Scams and Consumer Alerts
• Free IRS programs are here to help taxpayers prepare and file returns

Financial and Retirement News:

• Investing Quiz – February 2022
• Financial Planning Fundamentals
• Creating a Financial Plan
• How to make managing multiple financial goals simultaneously feel a little easier
• Known Unknowns: Tax Planning Amid Uncertain Law Changes
• Avoid These 4 Financial Mistakes Following the Loss of a Partner
• Basics of estate planning and your digital assets
• The 2022 Increases for Retirement Plan Participants and Social Security Recipients
• Considering an Early Retirement Program? Make Sure You Plan Ahead
• The ‘final’ estate-planning step
• Challenges of Retirement Planning with an Annuity
• Non-probate Assets: Are Your Beneficiary Designations Up to Date? – Long Island Press
• Important Decisions to Make at Age 65
• Ages 55 To 72 Crucial For Retirement Planning
• Your Financial To-Do List for February 2022
• Taking Assets Off The Table

Legal News:

• SCOTUS To Determine The Rights Of State Medicaid Agencies To Recover From Future Medical Expense Settlements
• Hauser v. Fort Hudson Nursing Ctr., Inc.: Expanding Plaintiff’s Right to Damages
• Supreme Court to Decide Between Establishment and Free Exercise in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
• Georgia Pyschiatric Advance Directive Act
• Trusts and wills aren’t the same thing. Here’s how they work
• Probate & Fiduciary Litigation Newsletter – February 2022
• Estate Planning and Cryptocurrency
• Retirement Plan Options for Farmers
• Court Rules Medicare Beneficiaries Can Appeal Switch to Hospital Observation Status