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Equality For Same-Sex Couples Under New York Medicaid

 By Caitlyn Whitehead, Esq. Attorney, Lamson & Cutner, P.C.

Married Couples

Married couples seeking Medicaid coverage for home or nursing home care enjoy significant advantages that are not available to unmarried couples. On June 24, 2011, New York became the seventh jurisdiction in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriages.

Who’s Really Paying For So-Called “Free” Nursing Home Placements?

By Jack Halpern, CEO, My Elder Advocate

Because the families we serve compensate us directly, we represent only them. We are never obligated in any way to serve or protect the needs or interests of the hospital, nursing home, insurance companies, private healthcare service providers, government agencies, and so on.

Ageism: The Path to Elder Abuse

By Jack Halpern

The number of Americans 60 and older is growing, but society still isn't embracing the aging population, geropsychologists say. Whether battling "old geezer" stereotypes or trying to obtain equal standing in the workplace, those who are 60 or older may all too often find themselves the victims of ageism. Fueling the problem is the media's portrayal of older adults.

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Do The Elderly Get Enough Medical Care?

Recent studies have documented the perception that older adults receive less medical care than younger people. A report published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that in a controlled study at five Boston hospitals, people older than 80 received about $12,000 less in care than did patients younger than 50.

Disrespecting the Elderly: Betting on Death

Each year more and more people become "elderly." The Baby Boomer Generation has been aging and there is an ever increasing number of elderly in society. Youth is highly valued in our society as evident with everyone always trying to look as young as possible whether it be skin care products or plastic surgery or dressing a certain way we are all guilty of it. However, what has caused me to pose this question is a single website.

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Ageism: The Path to Elder Abuse

By Jack Halpern, MPS, LNHA

The number of Americans 60 and older is growing, but society still isn't embracing the aging population, geropsychologists say. Whether battling "old geezer" stereotypes or trying to obtain equal standing in the workplace, those who are 60 or older may all too often find themselves the victims of ageism. Fueling the problem is the media's portrayal of older adults.

Love and money and fraud ; Financial exploitation of the elderly is growing - and family members are often the culprits.

"Financial abuse and exploitation are among the fastest growing forms of elder abuse nationally as measured by different studies and reports," says Bob Blancato, national coordinator of the Elder Justice Coalition in Washington, D.C. He expects the problem to intensify, noting that about 70 percent of wealth in this country is controlled by people age 50 and older.