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Medicaid Divorce

Many elderly couples are facing a previously unthinkable proposition, should they obtain a Medicaid divorce for financial reasons. This places the elder care attorney in a dilemma. Should the attorney recommend a “Medicaid Divorce” solely for financial reasons?

HIPAA Authorization As Part of an Estate Plan

There is now an additional estate planning document that you may need to have for a more complete plan. This additional document is what is known as a HIPAA Authorization and could make a big difference in the quality of care that you receive.

How to Detect Dementia and Alzheimer's

Dementia can sneak up on families. Its sufferers are pretty adept at covering lapses early on, and spouses are sometimes there to compensate. Doctors too frequently are fooled as well.

California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5

Marijuana usage is often considered to be a criminal offense, but in special circumstances like use for medicinal purposes, doctors who recommend the drug and the patients who partake of them, are exempt from any criminal obligations under HSC 11362.5.

Bayer Birth Control: Commonsense Protection or Cause for Alarm?

Bayer is currently being sued by hundreds of women who allege that the Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills pose greater risks for blood clots, stroke and heart attack than do other oral contraceptives.

Litigation Firm Welcomes GSK Removal of Zinc From Denture Creams

GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of popular denture adhesives Poligrip and Super Poligrip, announced today that it will remove zinc from all of its denture adhesive products.

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