How To Avoid Medicaid Estate Recovery

Benjamin Long Elder Law, Medicaid, Medicare

Understanding Medicaid Estate Recovery Eligibility and Coverage under Medicaid and Medicare“If you’re helping an aging parent navigate Medicaid because they don’t have long-term care insurance …

Protect Assets From Medicaid Recovery

Benjamin Long Healthcare, Long-term Care Planning, Medicare, Nursing Home

Understanding Medicaid Estate Recovery ProgramImpact of Medicaid Estate Recovery Program on Beneficiaries“If you’re helping an aging parent navigate Medicaid because they don’t have long-term care …

When Social Security Makes the Most Sense

Benjamin Long Benefits, Medicare, Social Security

Determining the Right Time to Claim Social Security Benefits “When should you sign up for Social Security? It is a good question. Many seniors grapple …

Social Security and Medicare and the Impact on Retiree Taxes

Benjamin Long IRA, Medicare, RMDs, Social Security

Navigating the Complexities of Retiree Taxes “Medicare has a series of income limits that trigger increasingly higher payments for retirees. And it’s not just the …

Quirk in Medicare System’s Observation Status

Benjamin Long Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicare, Nursing Home

The Growing Issue of Medicare’s Observation Status “Unfortunately, over a decade, the number of observation stays has increased exponentially and is being used, even when …

This Social Security Pit Could Be Costly and Stressful

Benjamin Long Benefits, Medicare, Social Security

Navigating Social Security and Avoiding Costly Pitfalls “The Social Security hell morphed into Medicare hell and, will, not doubt, morph into federal income tax hell …