Medicare Tosses the “Improvement Standard”

Medicare, a health insurance benefit for people 65 and older, has imposed an artificial “improvement” requirement to obtain certain Medicare benefits, including coverage to pay for rehabilitative services after a 3-day hospital stay.  On October 16, 2012 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) agreed to settle a case, Jimmo v. Sebelius, which removed…

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2 Reasons To Disinherit Your Spouse

Some people don’t like their spouse.  Idaho has a law [Idaho Code Section 15-2-406] that allows a married person to disinherit his or her spouse. § 15-2-406. LIMITATIONS ON EXEMPT PROPERTY AND HOMESTEAD ALLOWANCE BY WILL The decedent may provide by will that a surviving spouse, and/or adult children, but not minor or disabled children:…

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