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The IRS has released its gift and estate tax exemptions for 2027. The federal estate tax exemption will rise to $15,480,000, while the annual gift tax exclusion will increase to $20,000 per [...]

I’m my godmother’s caregiver. I hold her general power of attorney, and I’m her patient advocate and named executor. She’s in hospice now. Do I need a letter of authorization for the funeral [...]

I’m 79 and live in North Carolina. I put about $50,000 into CDs, and I made my husband a co-owner with my son as the primary beneficiary. My husband is in much poorer health than I am and will [...]

Although Medicaid is the main payer of home and community-based services in the United States, federal reductions could leave these essential services vulnerable to budget cuts.

A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) memo released in July 2026 shifts nursing home responsibilities when helping their residents vote, making it more important than ever to [...]

My mother lives in a memory care facility, and Illinois Medicaid approved her application with an effective date of  July 1, 2025. I applied for her in April 2025. She was given a 3-month, [...]

For the second year in a row, over 10 million older adults in the U.S. are living in poverty. Although social security keeps many out of destitution, for others it simply isn't enough.

Under a proposed bill, Medicare recipients may be eligible to receive long-term care (LTC) at home.

My mother is moving into assisted living and may later need skilled nursing care and Medicaid. I am her trustee, but I live outside the United States. I would like to gift her car to her [...]

My mother lives in a skilled nursing facility and receives Medi-Cal. Her Social Security goes to the facility, except for $35 a month Medi-Cal lets her keep. What happens if she doesn’t spend [...]