Authored by Katherine C. Pearson, Esquire
Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson School of Law
Everything you want to know about a statute you never knew existed—Pennsylvania's filial support laws. Buy Elder Law in Pennsylvania (Second Edition) for $199.00, and you will receive this new supplement free!
The Second Edition of Elder Law in PA brings you up to date on the dramatic recent developments in the laws governing planning for seniors. It will help you understand the implications of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) on transfers of assets and planning for long-term care, provide effective advice about advance health-care planning after the new Act 169, and guide you and your clients through the maze of Medicare prescription drug plans. There is nothing like the Second Edition of Elder Law in PA to provide the Pennsylvania practitioner with the tools needed to counsel clients in advance health-care planning.
What’s in This Edition
- A complete description of the DRA provisions regarding qualification for Medicaid/long-term care benefits
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Post-DRA planning strategies for both married and unmarried individuals
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How to maximize the protected resources for the community spouse after the DRA
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Increasing community spouse resources under the new income-first rule
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Act 43 and the filial responsibility of children for the cost of a parent’s long-term care
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Using life estate deeds after Act 42
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Defending against improper facility attempts to discharge
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Up-to-date advice on Pennsylvania’s new advance directives law (Act 169) and advance care planning in general
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Extensive advice on counseling clients about advance care planning and making the planning effective
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Mental health advance directives
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Information you need to advise your senior clients about Medicare payment for prescription drugs, understand the basics of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and determine if the Medicare drug benefit is right for your clients,and more
Plus. . . newly added forms, in text and on CD-ROM, and extensive illustrations to assist you with your practice!
Contents At-A-Glance
Plus case and subject matter indexes and dozens of useful forms, in text and on CD-ROM, ready to be adapted to your practice.
Who Should Own this Book
- Elder law attorneys
- Estate attorneys
- Healthcare attorneys
- General practitioners
- Paralegals
- Nursing Home Administrators
- Discharge planners
- Life Insurance Agents
. . . anyone with an interest in issues affecting seniors
Special Features
- Includes the information you need to understand the dramatic Medicaid changes enacted in July 2005
- In-depth discussion of various Medicaid planning strategies for both married and unmarried clients
- How to draft financial and healthcare power of attorney for seniors
- Links to free online sources for additional information and updates
- Dozens of useful forms, in text and on disk, ready to be adapted to your practice
- Practice tips from an expert with over 20 years of elder law experience
- And much more!!
Page Count: 996 + 35 supplement
Automatic Update Service
This book is included in PBI’s automatic update service. PBI will publish supplements and new editions as appropriate to keep the book up to date; everyone who purchases the book will receive each update at a reduced price with an invoice and an option to return it with no further obligation.
