Medical Assistance | Chesley Law Firm https://www.chesleylawfirm.com Chesley Law Firm Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:47:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.chesleylawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1402125/2020/03/cropped-faviconn-32x32.jpg Medical Assistance | Chesley Law Firm https://www.chesleylawfirm.com 32 32 Will a Health Care Directive deprive an otherwise healthy person from receiving life sustaining medical care? https://www.chesleylawfirm.com/blog/2018/05/will-a-health-care-directive-deprive-an-otherwise-healthy-person-from-receiving-life-sustaining-medical-care/ Thu, 17 May 2018 12:24:13 +0000 https://3332515-fork.findlaw4.flsitebuilder.com/?p=46651   Recently, we had a client call about his Health Care Directive.  He had had a heart attack in the past and suspected he would have another heart attack in the future.  He wanted health care professionals to “save” him if this happened again, unless of course he would not have any quality of life after the heart attack.  He…

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]]> Long Term Care and Gifting : Why are Some Things Better to Give to Children than Others https://www.chesleylawfirm.com/blog/2018/04/long-term-care-and-gifting-why-are-some-things-better-to-give-to-children-than-others/ Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:29:55 +0000 https://3332515-fork.findlaw4.flsitebuilder.com/?p=46654   Our clients are understandably concerned about the costs of long-term care.  They want to pass something on to their children after working all their life.  More importantly, they want to provide for themselves and their spouse if they need to go to a nursing home or assisted living.  So, naturally, one of the possibilities is to make a gift.…

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]]> Thoughts on Medical Assistance https://www.chesleylawfirm.com/blog/2017/12/thoughts-on-medical-assistance/ Thu, 28 Dec 2017 13:43:54 +0000 https://3332515-fork.findlaw4.flsitebuilder.com/?p=46666 This is the first installment of a blog I am starting. This blog concerns legal issues pertaining to seniors. This chapter is about medical assistance. Medical Assistance is a state-federal program to help low income Americans pay for medical expenses. In other states, it is known as Medicaid. It is one of the entitlements we hear so much about. The…

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