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Beware “Medicaid Planners” who are not attorneys You should NEVER have an attorney tell you that they can guarantee your Medicaid application is approved. You should NEVER have an attorney tell you they are an “expert” in elder law or special needs planning unless they have been Board certified by the state of Florida. And if you come across a non-attorney who tells you
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Did you know that May is National Elder Law Month? Every year, for the month of May, the Law Offices of Laurie E. Ohall, P.A. provides FREE in -office consultations on a first come, first serve basis for senior citizens. While seminars can provide a plethora of information, seminars can be overwhelming and may not offer you the ability to ask specific questions in a group
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You’ve seen the commercials with OJ Simpson’s attorney telling you to go to a certain website, put in some information, and you can prepare your own estate planning documents with the click of a mouse. And I say – absolutely, go ahead and do that. Why would I say that? Because, chances are very good that you will need my services when, at some
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Medicaid Reform in Florida Under the Medicaid reform laws, Medicaid recipients are required to sign up for a new health plan within 30 days of being notified that it is time to pick a health plan. All Medicaid recipients are required to enroll in a managed care plan unless specifically exempted. Medicaid recipients which are exempted from enrolling include those with developmental disabilities, those
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Did you know that May is National Elder Law Month? Every year, for the month of May, the Law Offices of Laurie E. Ohall, P.A. provides FREE in -office consultations on a first come, first serve basis for senior citizens. While seminars can provide a plethora of information, seminars can be overwhelming and may not offer you the ability to ask specific questions in
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What is an Annuity? An annuity is an insurance product whose primary purpose is to pay income to an individual. It is generally used as part of a retirement plan. An individual will invest a certain sum of money for the promise that payments will be made to the individual at a future date. These payments can be made monthly, annually or in a
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One of the best tips I think an alzheimer’s caregiver can rely on is to educate themselves. An educated caregiver can make all the difference in dealing with the stress of the unknown. For instance, many caregivers are unaware that there are support groups available which can be invaluable to the caregiver. There may also be respite services that are available, for free, in
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In the last two years, there have been plenty of articles and blog posts written about this topic. Unfortunately, it does not seem like we’ve come very far in answering the question. Facebook and Twitter still do not allow family members access to a deceased relative’s account, nor do they allow a personal representative to access the account. The most Facebook will do is
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There was an article in the Tampa Bay Times on Sunday, February 24, 2013 – (view article) discussing DCF’s proposal of a bill that targets Florida Medicaid fraud among those trying to hide their assets. Once again, DCF is trying to use scare tactics to hurt the most vulnerable population and would attempt to make legislators believe that individuals regularly transfer hundreds of thousands of
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Florida Medicaid Look-Back For Long Term Care The Florida Department of Children and Families has finally decided on the implementation of a period of Medicaid look-back for long term care programs. What is a look-back period? When you go to file for Medicaid, they ask you whether you have given any assets away for the past three years. If you have given away assets during
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