Comments for Michigan Elder Law Center http://michiganelderlawcenter.com Michigan Medicaid and VA Benefits Planning Lawyers Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:04:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Is Insurance the Answer to Michigan Long-Term Care Planning? by Christopher J. Berry http://michiganelderlawcenter.com/insurance-answer-michigan-longterm-care-planning/#comment-158 Christopher J. Berry Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:04:56 +0000 http://michiganelderlawcenter.com/?p=1098#comment-158 Good points, Peter, however Michigan does not participate currently in the long-term care partnership. Good points, Peter, however Michigan does not participate currently in the long-term care partnership.

]]> Comment on Is Insurance the Answer to Michigan Long-Term Care Planning? by Peter Davis http://michiganelderlawcenter.com/insurance-answer-michigan-longterm-care-planning/#comment-157 Peter Davis Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:42:15 +0000 http://michiganelderlawcenter.com/?p=1098#comment-157 Most people overestimate the cost of a good long-term care policy. A healthy, married couple in their mid/late fifties, can share a policy that starts off with over a half million in benefits for about $100 per month per spouse. There’s a new type of government-approved long-term care policy that can protect your assets from Medicaid even after the policy runs out of benefits. Here’s an explanation of how these policies work: http://bit.ly/How-Partnership-Policies-Protect-Assets Peter Most people overestimate the cost of a good long-term care policy. A healthy, married couple in their mid/late fifties, can share a policy that starts off with over a half million in benefits for about $100 per month per spouse.
There’s a new type of government-approved long-term care policy that can protect your assets from Medicaid even after the policy runs out of benefits. Here’s an explanation of how these policies work:

http://bit.ly/How-Partnership-Policies-Protect-Assets

Peter

]]> Comment on Geriatric Care Managers Providing The Holiday Reality Check by Christopher J. Berry http://michiganelderlawcenter.com/geriatric-care-managers-providing-holiday-reality-check/#comment-122 Christopher J. Berry Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:16:06 +0000 http://michiganelderlawcenter.com/?p=1033#comment-122 Thank you Theresa, we believe in a holistic approach to serving the aging community. Thank you Theresa, we believe in a holistic approach to serving the aging community.

]]> Comment on Geriatric Care Managers Providing The Holiday Reality Check by Theresa Cooper http://michiganelderlawcenter.com/geriatric-care-managers-providing-holiday-reality-check/#comment-121 Theresa Cooper Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:12:38 +0000 http://michiganelderlawcenter.com/?p=1033#comment-121 As someone who works for a Geriatric Care Management company (Age Navigation -RN/Certified Care managers) I often see the stress and toll aging and caregiving issues can have on families. It's wonderful that you work with GCM's for the benefit of your clients! As someone who works for a Geriatric Care Management company (Age Navigation -RN/Certified Care managers) I often see the stress and toll aging and caregiving issues can have on families. It’s wonderful that you work with GCM’s for the benefit of your clients!

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