Elder Law in a Nutshell, 6th
by Lawrence A. Frolik, Richard L. Kaplan
ISBN-10: 1628100095
ISBN-13: 9781628100099
$49.00
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
West Academic Publishing
Published on
Apr 29, 2014
Edition
6th Edition
Dimensions
4.75x0.50x7.00 Inches
Weight
0.80 Pounds
About the Book
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.