| Housing - Who Pays For Home Care Services? - Private Third Party Payors |
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| Three methods of payment for home care services are available to America's elderly population: self-pay, public third-party payors, and private third-party payors. If home care services are not paid by third-party payors, the patient must pay for the services. This is known as self-pay. More... |
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| Employment - Veterans -Miscellaneous Benefits of Federal Government Employment to Veterans |
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| In addition to receiving benefits in hiring and reductions in force, qualifying veterans, known as preference eligibles, receive many other benefits in federal government employment. These benefits include the restriction of some federal jobs to preference eligibles, lifetime eligibility for reinstatement, and the receipt of certain noncompetitive appointments. More... |
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| Part A - Home Health Care and Confinement |
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| Medicare Part A will cover many of the costs associated with home health care if the care is both medically reasonable and necessary. If the patient is not entitled to Part A coverage, Part B may provide coverage.
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| Mandatory Services - Nursing Facility Services |
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| Medicaid is a federal entitlement program that provides health care coverage to Americans with low income and assets. Although the states administer Medicaid for their residents, there is a core group of services, known as mandatory services, they must provide. One of these services is the provision of nursing facility services for individuals who are at least 21 years old. The federal government dictates that only certain types of costs may be charged to residents of these facilities. More... |
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| Annuity Contract Considerations |
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| The formation and validity of an annuity policy or contract is determined in the same way as a standard contract. The annuity policy must be supported by consideration (unless it is a charitable gift annuity or the annuity involves a bequest). The parties to the annuity contract must have legal capacity to contract. More... |
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