Key Takeaways from a New Aid-in-Dying Law
New Mexico recently enacted an aid-in-dying law with repercussions for your estate planning needs. By doing so, they joined the ranks of nine other states…
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From State Budget to Local Impact: Slutsky Explains Pennsylvania’s New Endowed Community Fund Rule (Act 50)
What happens to your lifetime accumulation if you die without a will and don’t have any heirs left? Before recently, there was an answer to…
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New Federal Bill Seeks to Increase Funding for Home Care
A new bill introduced in Congress would prove to be a godsend to the high percentage of people who need in-home healthcare services. The HCBS…
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Creating a Living Will: Everything You Need to Know
Have you ever thought about what might happen if you became seriously ill or injured and could not communicate with your doctors and loved ones…
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SECURE Act 2.0 & Your 2026 Retirement Strategy
The “Stretch IRA,” which has been one of the staples of estate planning for Americans over decades, provided beneficiaries with the ability to distribute inherited…
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Federal Court Upholds Right of Medicare Patients to Appeal Decisions about “Observation Status”
Medicare patients around the country breathed a sigh of relief in late January 2022 when a federal appeals court upheld their right to appeal certain…
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Governor Wolf Signs Alzheimer’s Early Detection Bill
State legislators scored a victory for older Pennsylvanians on February 9th, 2022, when Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 1082 into law. Advocates hope this…
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Inherited IRAs: Why Did IRS Guidance Create Such Confusion?
The SECURE Act was intended to increase accessibility to tax-advantaged accounts and help older adults avoid outliving their assets. One change brought about by the…
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Will Recent Legislation Improve Access to Medicare?
Most Medicare recipients would like to receive all available benefits, but it can be difficult to understand eligibility. In fact, Medicare Part A coverage has…
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Should Lawyers Keep Their Clients’ Original Documents?
Sometimes only the original of something will do. For instance, you usually need original estate planning documents to probate a Will or use a power…
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Planning for Long Term Care as You Age
Over the past two decades, long-term care has rapidly become one of the biggest expenses for American seniors. Even if you have a sizable nest…
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New Pennsylvania Nursing Home Regulations Being Implemented in 2023 and 2024
In October 2022, Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved a range of new nursing home regulations governing the state’s nearly 700 nursing homes. This was…
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