News Roundup – 5-6-2022

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This Sunday is Mothery’s Day. May is Older Americans Month and Elder Law Month; National Adolescent Health Month; It is also Mental Health Awareness Month; National Osteoporosis Month and Military Appreciation Month. This is National Public Service Recognition Week.

General News Sources:

• Leak at U.S. Supreme Court | Commentary: Is ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ a Pre-Documentary? The Surprisingly Interesting (and Scary) Financial Side of the Story | Article: The Supreme Court may have just fundamentally altered the 2022 election
• New data shows burden of dementia symptoms just as high in community population as nursing home residents
• Exploring the Health Effects of Ageism
• At US Hospitals, a Drug Mix-Up Is Just a Few Keystrokes Away
• Inflation, Long Term Care Costs On The Rise, Assisted Living Locators Urges Adult Children To Plan Ahead
• Ageism in the workplace overlooks experienced employees
• Biden administration suspends Georgia plan to bypass Obamacare site | Related

Caregiving News:

• Web series shines a light on caregiving and mental health
• The Struggles and Rewards of ‘Sandwich Generation’ Caregiving
• Hospice Unattainable for Some Families Without Caregiver Support
• How do we care for the care givers?
• How Guilt-Ridden Caregivers Can Set Limits
• Caregiving Made Easier: How Technology Can Reduce the Need for Doctor Visits
• How one employer is helping caregivers, 2 years into the pandemic

Consumer Protection, Scams:

• Your phone number on Google? Search giant now takes removal demands
• What’s your fraud IQ?
• Carr Secures Over $4 Million for Georgia Consumers Deceived by TurboTax
• Florida lawyer lied to hundreds of disabled trust clients, SEC says
• State Bar of Georgia investigating cyberattack

Health and Healthcare Related News:

• Artificial intelligence aids to diagnose mild cognitive impairment that progresses to Alzheimer’s
• Heart Risk Factors Can Be Recipe for Dementia
• Amid high inflation, seniors have big hopes for prescription drug pricing reform
• Evaluation of the Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model: Fourth Annual Report
• NIH: Progress in Parkinson’s: Deconstructing Dopamine Degeneration
• Health Affairs, May, 2022
• NIH: Treatment for macular edema has long-lasting gains
• Uterine cancer deaths are rising in the United States, and are highest among Black women
• Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Disabilities
• Millions of women suffer symptoms of menopause without realising the process has begun

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and VA Benefits:

• Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Needed Care, Federal Report Finds
• Medicare Advantage Plans Too Often Deny Care, HHS Watchdog Reports
• HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023 Final Rule Fact Sheet | Rule
• Checking Medicare Eligibility Factsheet
• CMA Alert | April 28, 2022
• Bipartisan bill aims to update rules for federal benefits for elderly, disabled | JP Morgan Report | Related Story
• CMS Issues New Policies to Provide Greater Transparency for Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans | Rule
• Big Changes May Be Coming to Traditional Medicare
• An Overview of Medicaid Work Requirements: What Happened Under the Trump and Biden Administrations?
• CMS ends two blanket waivers for nursing facilities
• Does military retirement pay affect my Social Security benefits?
• Don’t Forget Mom – Millions of Mothers Overlooked for VA Benefits

Special Needs News:

• US Supreme Court: Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C (4/28/2022) (Emotional distress damages are not recoverable in a private action to enforce either the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Affordable Care Act)
• Planning for Special Needs Family Members
• Mental health matters: How asking the right questions can help
• School Board Meeting Toolkit
• Exceptional Anglers to teach students with special needs how to fish

Events, Webcasts & Podcasts:

• Webinar: Parenting with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, May 10, 2pm-3pm ET
• Veterans free webinar regarding Gulf War Exposures, May 12, 2022, 1:30pm-3pm
• 2022 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• 2022 NAELA Annual Conference, May 13-14, 2022, Scottsdale, Arizona
• 5th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day, May 16, 2022
• CMA: National Voices of Medicare Summit, May 18, 2022, 12:30-4:30pm ET
• Stetson Webinar, Fundamentals of Special Needs Trusts Administration, May 20, 2022, 12:30 to 5pm ET
• NADRC Webinar: Wisconsin’s Dementia Care Specialist Program: A Statewide Effort to Support People Living with Dementia, Their Family Caregivers, and Their Communities, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 1:00-2:00 PM ET
• 2022 Annual Meeting of the State Bar of Georgia to be held June 2-5 at the Omni Amelia Island Resort in Amelia Island, Florida
• Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, June 4-7, 2022
• TBA Elder law Forum, July 15, 2022
• AICPA Fireside Chat, Elder Care Fraud Trends and Cases, June 15, 2022, apm ET
• American Hospital Association Leadership Summit, July 17-19, 2022
• NELF 2022 Forum, September 9-10 in Kansas City, MO
• 53rd Annual Estate Planning Institute, PLI, September 12, 2022
• Elder Abuse Conference (Oregon AG), October 20-21, 2021
• National Conference on Guardianship, Dallas, TX, October 22-25, 2022
• CareFreeMe – Virutal Study for memory loss patients considering retiring from driving

Government Sources:

• HHS: Some Medicare Advantage Organization Denials of Prior Authorization Requests Raise Concerns About Beneficiary Access to Medically Necessary Care | Complete Report
• GAO: IRS Free File Program: IRS Should Develop Additional Options for Taxpayers to File for Free
• GAO: Suicide Prevention: DOD Should Enhance Oversight, Staffing, Guidance, and Training Affecting Certain Remote Installations
• How will state medical boards handle cases involving disclosure and apology for medical errors?
• CMS: Transcripts and Recordings from National Stakeholder Calls

Retirement and Financial News:

• Fidelity’s New 401(k) Offering Will Invest in Bitcoin
• RMD Withdrawals and the 10-Year Rule (Ed Slott)
• How Your Retirement Savings and Income Are Taxed
• How to Figure Out if You Can Actually Afford That New Home
• Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies

Estate Planning:

• IRS proposes to amend estate and gift tax basic exclusion regs.
• Income Tax Challenges and Smart Planning for Irrevocable Trusts
• Five Wishes Announces New Digital Advance Directive – One Document for Life
• Considerations when Picking an Executor for Your Estate
• Disinheriting Family Members With Different Political Beliefs
• What Is A Georgia Statutory Power Of Attorney?
• The Complex World of Distributing IRAs from a Marital Trust
• Digital Estate Planning: 5 Things to Do Now to Make Things Easier in a Crisis

Legal News:

• Explaining Alito’s Leaked Draft Opinion Overturning Roe v. Wade
• Losses from millionaire’s donkey breeding allowed
• State Bar of Michigan Bar Journal, April 2022 Issue
• IRS to permit reliance on frequently asked questions
• CASE: Farah v. Vriginia Dep’t of Medical Assistance Services (2/17/2022) (post-Ahlborn cedision affirming decision regarding Medicaid lien)
• Comment: The Party Respectfully Requests A Jury Trial On All Issues So Triable: What issues are triable to a jury and what issues should be triable to a jury? (Mercer Law Review)
• The Objection Exception is Overruled! The Georgia Supr gia Supreme Court Makes a Course Correction Reviving the Contemporaneous Objection Rule (Mercer Law Review)
• The Generational Squeeze: A Commentary on Multi- Generational Special Needs and Benefit Planning in Georgia (Mercer Law Review)
• What If Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Had a Premarital Agreement?
• Expert predicts ‘win’ for nursing homes in ‘big’ new SCOTUS case | Related article
• U.S. Supreme Court Excludes Emotional Distress Damages from Remedies Available Under Rehabilitation Act and Affordable Care Act
• Where to find Texas legal forms online
• The Arbitration Dilemma Facing Both Parties in Nursing Home Cases
• Court honors Justice John Paul Stevens at memorial service

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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