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On September 7, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued its letter to State Medicaid Directors regarding the implication of the ABLE Act for state Medicaid programs.1 The letter gives guidance and predictability as to how these ne… Read More

November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Here at Maine Elder Law Firm, we often work with families who are affected by Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Early planning can allow for the individual with dementia to… Read More

Jane Skelton presented at the annual National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 19 and 20, 2017. This is the 19th year that the Stetson University College of Law has provided this nat… Read More

In Maine, the Medicaid benefit is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and is called MaineCare. MaineCare can help pay for long-term care services for individuals who are both medically and financially eligible for the b… Read More

The Voice is the e-mail newsletter of The Special Needs Alliance. This installment was written by Special Needs Alliance member Gregory Wilcox of Berkeley, California. Greg’s firm focuses on government benefits and estate planning for the elder… Read More

It is not surprising that only 42% of adults in the U.S. have a documented estate plan. It is easy to put estate planning off until tomorrow rather than confront the uncomfortable truth that we will some day die, and face the difficult decisions that… Read More

Maine Elder Law Firm Attorney Jane Skelton and Rudman Winchell Attorney Jennifer Eastman both presented at the Maine State Bar Association’s Elder Law and Estate Planning Institute on May 5 and 6, 2017. This year’s Institute featured Attorney Nat… Read More

The joint standing Committee on Health and Human Services heard public testimony on LD 347 and LD 1066 on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Representative Jennifer Parker introduced LD 1066 titled An Act to Promote Life with Dignity1. The Committee reported… Read More