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Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey, both of Pennsylvania, recently applauded the decision of CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) to release to the public the CMS’ April list for the 400 under-performing nursing facilities in the country. These facilities are candidates for the...

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Veterans Administration Announces Pension Increase for 2019

Joe Mattera

Estate Planning, Trust & Probate, Joseph P. Mattera, Legal News, Legal News for Individuals

The Veterans Administration (VA) recently announced an increase of 2.8% to its pension benefits commencing January 1, 2019. Pension benefits are for “non-service” related disabilities; i.e., the veteran’s disability did not arise from injuries received during active duty or injuries exacerbated by active duty. The new...

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Long Term Care Insurance

Jan Burden

Estate Planning, Trust & Probate, Joseph P. Mattera, Legal News for Individuals

Over the years, people have shied away from long-term care insurance (LTCI) for various reasons. One of the main reasons is the worry of paying premiums for a number of years and never needing the benefit. Insurance companies are now offering an alternative to straight LTCI...

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Donation to The Red Cross

Jan Burden

Legal News for Individuals, Press Releases

Pickrel, Schaeffer and Ebeling, Co. LPA Attorney Joseph Mattera gets the honor of donating $2,000 on behalf of a PS&E Client who established a fund at the Dayton Foundation. The client named Joe as the advisor to the fund and in control of donations. This...

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Donation to Kettering Fire Department

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Donation to the Downtown Dayton YMCA

Jan Burden

Legal News, News, Press Releases

Pickrel, Schaeffer and Ebeling, Co. LPA Attorney Joseph Mattera gets the honor of donating $1,000 on behalf of a PS&E Client who established a fund at the Dayton Foundation. The client named Joe as the advisor to the fund and in control of donations....

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Washington Township Firefighters Association Donation

Jan Burden

Legal News, News, Press Releases

Attorney Joseph Mattera gets the honor of donating $6,000 on behalf of a PS&E Client who established a fund at the Dayton Foundation. The client named Joe as the advisor to the fund and in control of donations. This donation to the Washington Township Firefighters...

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When does Medicare pay for long-term care treatment?

Joe Mattera

News

For many years, the general rule on whether Medicare would pay for the cost of a stay in a long-term care facility was as follows: if the person spent 3 “midnights” in a hospital then went to a long-term care facility for therapy for the...

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Major Changes to Ohio Medicaid

Joe Mattera

Estate Planning, Trust & Probate, Joseph P. Mattera, Legal News, Legal News for Individuals, News, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

For those currently receiving any type of Medicaid benefit and for those applying for any type of Medicaid benefit in the near future and beyond, such cases will be subject to the major changes occurring in the Ohio Medicaid program. Effective July 1, 2016, Ohio is...

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Extending Medical leave rights to same sex couples

Joe Mattera

Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, News, Probate, Estate Planning and Elder Law, Workers' Compensation and Employment Law

Starting March 27, 2015, legally married same-sex couples will receive the benefits offered by the Family and Medical Leave Act. This came about when the Department of Labor redefined "spouse" in the Act to recognize legally married same-sex couples even if they reside in states...

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Joe Mattera Tag

Under-Performing Nursing Facilities

Veterans Administration Announces Pension Increase for 2019

Long Term Care Insurance

Donation to The Red Cross

Donation to Kettering Fire Department

Donation to the Downtown Dayton YMCA

Washington Township Firefighters Association Donation

When does Medicare pay for long-term care treatment?

Major Changes to Ohio Medicaid

Extending Medical leave rights to same sex couples