Elder Law Newsletters

Part A - Eligibility, Enrollment, and Diagnostic Related Groups

Part A provides hospital coverage to individuals who are eligible and enrolled in Medicare, the federal government's health care insurance program. Medicare uses diagnostic related groups (DRGs) to determine payment levels for services provided for varying diagnoses. More...

Third Party Liability

Medicaid, a federal and state funded program, pays for health insurance for needy individuals and families, particularly pregnant women, children, teenagers, the aged, the blind, and the disabled. Medicaid provides an important component of benefits to the elderly population of the United States: medical assistance.More...

ADVANCED HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES

Laws in each state and the District of Columbia now allow competent adults to instruct physicians about the medical treatment they wish to receive and to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment or procedures. The laws of the state in which the senior citizen lives will dictate the form, content, and availability of these health care directives. More...

Housing - Federal Public Housing Programs - § 221d Mortgage Insurance For Multifamily Properties

The § 221(d) program provides low-interest, fixed-rate mortgage insurance to housing developers for either construction or rehabilitation of rental units occupied by low-income families. Certain requirements must be met regarding the size and type of units, and only certain individuals and families are eligible to live in units developed under § 231. More...

Housing - Who Pays For Home Care Services? - Private Third Party Payors

Three methods of payment for home care services are available to America's elderly population: self-pay, public third-party payors, and private third-party payors. If home care services are not paid by third-party payors, the patient must pay for the services. This is known as self-pay. More...

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