How Financial Exploitation Affects Benefit Eligibility
Author: Dana Shilling, J. D.
Source: Volume 19, Number 01, Summer 2016 , pp.7-9(3)
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Abstract:
Public benefits are essential elements of nearly every senior citizen’s financial life. But what happens when eligibilty is compromised by improper use of an older person’s resources by an abuser or fraudulent transactions during the five-year “look-back” period? Caveats and helpful tips on recognizing and preventing roadbloacks to essential benefits. Includes sidebarKeywords: Public Benefits; Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid; “look-back” period; The Older Americans Act; fiduciary responsibilty; undue hardship
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