Miscellaneous News & Articles
Pandemic Relief: Retirement Account Owners Do Not Have to Take Required Distributions in 2020
Retirement account owners, many of whose retirement balances have been pummeled by a stock market drop due to the coronavirus pandemic, do not have to take mandatory withdrawals this year. Federal law requires individuals who were age 70 1/2 before the end of 2019 to begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from their retirement plan in […]READ POST »
Seniors May Now Opt Out of Medicare Part A
In a little-noticed section of a November executive order, the Secretary of Health and Human Services was directed to “revise current rules or policies to preserve the Social Security retirement insurance benefits of seniors who choose not to receive benefits under Medicare Part A.” (E.O. 13890, Sec. 11) The order took effect on April 3, […]READ POST »
New Retirement Law Changes Special Needs Planning
Just before the end of 2019, Congress passed, and the President signed a spending bill that includes significant changes to retirement savings accounts. Known as the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, this legislation changes rules around retirement plans in several keyways. Families with special needs members should pay close attention, as these […]READ POST »
Medicaid Protections for the Healthy Spouse
by Christine A. Alsop, The Elder & Disability Advocacy Firm of Christine A. Alsop, LLC When a spouse need to leave the family home and reside in a nursing home, it can be devastating on an emotional level, but also on a financial level. Medicaid law in all states including Missouri provides special protections for […]READ POST »
The Secure Act and Its Impact
By Christine A. Alsop, The Elder & Disability Advocacy Firm of Christine A. Alsop, LLC President Trump recently signed a spending bill that makes major changes to retirement plans. The new law is designed to provide more incentives to save for retirement, but it may require workers to rethink some of their planning. The Setting […]READ POST »
The Missouri ABLE Account; What You Need to Know
by Christine A. Alsop, The Elder & Disability Advocacy Firm of Christine A. Alsop, LLC The Federal Act, known as the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act allows individuals with disabilities to have an investment account that will not cause ineligibility for means-tested government benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid. These accounts […]READ POST »
Attorney Christine A. Alsop Named to the 2019 Missouri Super Lawyers List.
The Elder & Disability Advocacy Firm is proud to announce that Christine A. Alsop has been named one of the top Elder Law Attorneys in Missouri & Kansas for 2019 by Super Lawyers. This is an exclusive recognition with no more than five percent of attorneys achieving this status. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, […]READ POST »
Attorney Christine A. Alsop Named to the 2018 Missouri Super Lawyers list.
We are pleased to announce that Attorney Christine A. Alsop of The Elder & Disability Advocacy Firm has been recognized as a 2018 Missouri Super Lawyer. This is an exclusive recognition with no more than five percent of attorneys in the state achieving that status. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a research-driven, peer […]READ POST »
Beyond Inpatient Rehabilitation: Maximizing Quality of Life and Long Term Outcome for the TBI Survivor
Event Date: Saturday, August 11, 2018 SSM Health DePaul Hospital – May Center 12303 DePaul Drive Bridgeton, MO 63044 Presented by the SSM Health Rehabilitation Network PROGRAM SUMMARY: The purpose of this course is to explore effective multidisciplinary discharge from the inpatient rehabilitation unit including how to utilize effective resources in the community to support […]READ POST »
The Growing Need for In-Home Care to Meet the Demand of Aging Americans
Check out this interesting article from Bloomberg! …There is a growing need for Americans to receive in-home care and it will only get worse in the next decade due to the 80 million aging Americans 65 or older. In comparison, as the demand for in-home care gets larger, it is getting harder to meet this […]READ POST »
