Elder Law in a Nutshell

About this book

This edition integrates the wide-ranging changes made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (health reform legislation) as well as other recent developments. It includes the following topics: the Elder Justice Act responding to elder abuse and neglect; criminal background checks of workers who work with older patients; major Medicare changes such as cost-free annual wellness visits and personalized prevention assessments end-of-life planning tax increases on both earned and investment income increased premiums on higher-income enrollees in Part D and gradual filling of the Part D "donut hole"; Medicaid spousal impoverishment protection changes; and more.