| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 437 pages) |
| Series |
West nutshell series |
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Nutshell series.
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| Contents |
Introduction: the scope and diversity of elder law -- Ethical considerations in dealing with older clients -- Health care decision making -- Medicare and Medigap -- Medicaid -- Long-term care insurance -- Nursing homes, board and care homes and assisted living facilities -- Housing alternatives and options -- Guardianship -- Alternatives to guardianship -- Social Security benefits -- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) -- Veterans' benefits -- Pension plans -- Age discrimination in employment -- Elder abuse and neglect |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Older people -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Older people -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Ouderen.
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Regelgeving.
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United States
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Genre/Form |
examination study guides.
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Study guides
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Study aids.
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Study guides.
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Guides de l'étudiant.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kaplan, Richard L., 1948- author.
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| ISBN |
9781628106534 |
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1628106530 |
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9781628100099 |
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1628100095 |
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