One of the key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, the new health reform law, gives money to states to expand Medicaid to adults and families with low incomes - a total of about 17 million additional people. However, the Supreme Court recently ruled that the federal government cannot effectively coerce states into accepting the Medicaid expansion by withdrawing all a state's Medicaid funds if it refuses.  Although elderly and disabled individuals who currently receive Medicaid aren't affected by the Court's ruling, it could leave millions of others without any options for health coverage -- and possibly cost lives. Read on 

Millions of people are affected by dementia, and unfortunately many of them do not have all their estate planning affairs in order before the symptoms start. If you or a loved one has dementia, it may not be too late to sign a will or other documents, but certain criteria must be met to ensure that the signer is mentally competent. Read on 

In what a new report is calling "a second nationwide foreclosure crisis," homeowners, particularly the elderly, are losing their homes because they owe as little as a few hundred dollars in back property taxes.  At the same time, big banks and other investors are snatching up these homes for pennies on the dollar and reaping huge profits. Read on 

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