Elder Law in a Nutshell
Authors:
Frolik, Lawrence A. / Kaplan, Richard L.
Edition:
6th
Copyright Date:
2014
- Publication Date: April 29th, 2014
- ISBN: 9781628100099
- Subject: Elder Law
- Series: Nutshells
- Type: Overviews
- Description: This edition integrates the wide-ranging changes made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (health reform legislation), as well as other recent developments. It includes the following topics: the Elder Justice Act responding to elder abuse and neglect; criminal background checks of workers who work with older patients; major Medicare changes, such as cost-free annual wellness visits and personalized prevention assessments, end-of-life planning, tax increases on both earned and investment income, increased premiums on higher-income enrollees in Part D, and gradual filling of the Part D "donut hole"; Medicaid spousal impoverishment protection changes; and more.
