Elder Law & Estate Planning News

Federal officials will not allow new enrollments from Medicare hospice or home health agencies until at least after mid-November as part of an effort to avoid fraud.

Every year, federal officials release a report on the Social Security program’s finances. According to the 2026 report, the reserves used to pay retirement and survivor benefits are being depleted faster than expected. Congress must act before the program becomes unable to pay all scheduled benefits.

Receiving a Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage can feel alarming, especially while you’re recovering from an illness or surgery.

Learn what the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (EAPPA) is, what changed after it passed, how AI and crypto scams target older adults, and to report suspected abuse or fraud.

Many older adults are protected from housing discrimination through the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA)’s disability protections.

If your Medicare Advantage plan is terminated or leaves your area, you’ll revert to Original Medicare, but you must act to keep drug coverage. Learn deadlines, options, and how to get free help.

A proposed rule announced earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would introduce, for the first time on a broad scale, work requirements and time limits across the country’s major rental assistance programs.

Medicare law says that services are covered if they are reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury — language that does not turn solely on whether someone will get better.

When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, part of the goal was to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare patients. However, for millions of seniors in long-term care facilities, a little-noticed side effect of that law is starting to hinder their access to those drugs.

A 2025 federal budget law was promoted in part as a way to protect Medicaid for those who truly need it. But for the roughly 12 million people who rely on both Medicare and Medicaid, the law creates immediate risks.

A federal law going into effect in 2028 will cap the amount of home equity a person can have and still qualify for Medicaid long-term care at $1 million.

While most people say they are worried about affording long-term care, few take steps to discuss it with a financial planner.

Socially assistive, AI-powered companion robots are being tested to help older adults who prefer to remain in their homes rather than enter institutional care.

Today, financial exploitation happens quietly – and digitally. Instead of stolen checks or forged signatures, abuse may involve compromised passwords, unauthorized online account access, or highly convincing phone calls or emails designed to pressure an older adult into sending money.

AARP recently published its annual list of the Top 100 Places to Live for Older Adults.