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Bilking the Elderly, With a Corporate Assist - New York Times

 LTCi Policy Holders Denied Coverage

Nursing Home Bankruptcy Act of 2005

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SPECIAL NOTE:  Everyone in Alabama should be concerned about funding for our state's general fund budget for FY 2013 beginning October 1, 2012.  The recession has hit the general fund budget hard.  Much as our state's elected leaders berate the federal government, when the federal stimulus funds are gone, the real problems begin for Alabama and most other states in FY 2013.  One of the programs most affected is Alabama Medicaid.  The Medicaid workers are operating under a cloud of uncertainty trying to do their jobs with staff shortages and not knowing their future.  Care providers statewide are already not being paid according to the normal schedule.  Payments may be cut permanently, and some doctor's and nursing facilities may not survive financially.

There is a particularly insightful review of a recent meeting of healthcare professionals in Montgomery that gives a physician's account of the problem.  Thanks to Dr. Pippa Abston for her observations at Pippa Abston's Blog for these insightful comments.  This issue will affect many seniors.  Are we certain we are on the right course with the cutbacks?

                                                                           Alan Zeigler

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If you or a loved one are faced with the need for skilled nursing care, you need to understand your options.  Too many seniors and loved ones assume that when a long term care situation arises, there is simply nothing that can be done to ensure the resources are available to provide the highest levels of care.

Don't make this mistake.  Planning ahead is always the best approach, but even where a health care crisis arises suddenly and without the benefit of long term care insurance or any other planning for such a situation, there are still important options available.

At a time of tension and uncertainty, you need to understand the rules of eligibility for Medicaid institutional care and eligibility for the significant pension benefits available to elderly veterans or their surviving spouses.

Call Alan Zeigler.  The Zeigler Law Firm LLC works with families across central Alabama to advise clients in need of care and their loved ones on the right choices to make at a troubling time.  We understand the rules and can advise you of steps to take and those to avoid.  Call today to arrange for a consultation.

 

 

  
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