by Kathy Lane | Mar 19, 2013 | Long Term Care
Over ten million people have purchased long term care insurance, primarily to cover healthcare expenses that may occur in old age or during catastrophic illness. Up until now, this insurance usually treated men and women equally. Policy price depended on health...
by Kathy Lane | Mar 9, 2013 | Long Term Care, Medicaid, Medicaid Estate Recovery, Medicaid Penalty Period
This is a true and shocking story. John Pittas was ordered by a Pennsylvania court to pay his mother’s $92,943.41 nursing home bill under a filial support law. The filial support law states that certain family members are liable for the care, maintenance and...
by Kathy Lane | Mar 7, 2013 | Funerals
By 2025, it is estimated that more than 50% of all the people who die in the United States will be cremated. Gerard Moline, a Catalan artist and product designer, has come up with a very creative solution for what to do with the ashes. He has patented the design for...
by Kathy Lane | Feb 19, 2013 | Settle an Estate
Identity Theft Identity theft of the deceased is a problem which we have written about before. It’s one that can be prevented by taking some simple steps. However, the U.S. Treasury Department recently announced a new, lucrative reason to steal and use the identity of...
by Kathy Lane | Feb 14, 2013 | Long Term Care
In the 1900’s, death often took place in someone’s home with loved ones nearby. Now, as more people are living longer and lifestyles have changed, death often occurs in a hospital overseen by trained staff. The resulting increase in the cost of dying has raised...
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