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Understanding ABLE Accounts: Background, Need and Eligibility

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The ABLE Act of 2014 offers disabled individuals in specific circumstances the opportunity to save funds in ABLE accounts without putting their Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid or other benefits at risk. This legislation addresses the financial challenges of the extra costs for care incurred in having a disability. In most cases, an individual receiving […]

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Medicare’s Different Treatment of the Two Main Post-Hospital Care Options

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Hospital patients who need additional care after being discharged from the hospital are usually sent to either an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) or a skilled nursing facility (SNF). Although these facilities may look similar from the outside, Medicare offers very different coverage for each. While you may not have complete say in where you go

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How Would You Respond in an Emergency if You Knew Someone Had Dementia?

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Introduction: The team at Bratton Law Group partnered with Advocate for Mom and Dad to put the members of the Magnolia Ambulance Corps through the Virtual Dementia Tour. As a first responder, it’s critical to understand how to best approach situations involving someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia. This article, written by Debra Hallisey from Advocate for Mom

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Anne Markel-Crozier Elected Tri-County Regional Ethics Committee Chairperson

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It is with great pride to announce that Bratton Law Group’s Director of Care Coordination, Anne Markel-Crozier, has been elected Committee Chairperson of the New Jersey Tri-County Regional Ethics Committee (TREC). The Tri-County Regional Ethics Committee is a not-for-profit group of healthcare professionals who are committed to assisting the healthcare community in Camden, Burlington, and

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New Medicaid and Medicare Figures for 2019

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For those individuals receiving SSI or Medicaid, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards for 2019. The official spousal impoverishment allowances for 2019 are as follows: Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMMNA): $2,057.50 Maximum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance: $3,160.50 Minimum Community Spouse Resource Allowance: $25,284.00 Maximum

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Anne Markel-Crozier Joins Stockton University as Co-Instructor of CECC Program

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It is with great pride to announce that Bratton Law Group’s Director of Care Coordination, Anne Markel-Crozier, is now a co-instructor of the Certificate in Elder Care Coordination Program offered by the Stockton Center on Successful Aging (SCOSA). The Certificate in Elder Care Coordination is an online post-baccalaureate continuing professional education certificate program designed to

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Bratton Law Group Celebrates National Estate Planning Awareness Week

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National Estate Planning Awareness Week was adopted in 2008 by the NAEPC – National Association of Estate Planners & Councils – to help the public understand what estate planning is and why it is such a vital component of financial wellness. According to the NAEPC, estate planning encompasses the growth, conservation, and transfer of an

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