February Newsletter: Special Needs Planning, Medicaid Funding Continued, & Keeping Seniors Warm & Safe This Winter

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The winter months can be difficult for everyone with the added hazard of snow and slippery surfaces—especially for older individuals.

You might want to double check their (or your) vehicle for performance quality and first aid equipment, and of course, encourage safe connection in this time of cold and social distance.

Here's a handy list of things to review from a past blog entitled:
Maintaining Winter Wellness for Seniors.

Stay warm and safe!

New On The Blog

SECURE Act Implications & Why Special Needs Planning Is Important

Changes to the post-death distribution rules have been significant.
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National Public Health Emergency

States to Get Enhanced Medicaid Funding Through 2021

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (cbpp.org) explains that the Biden administration plans to keep the COVID public health emergency
in place throughout 2021.
This means that states will continue to receive additional federal reimbursement for Medicaid, that Medicaid benefits cannot be terminated, and that the eligibility rules cannot be made more strict. The Administration told states it would give them at least 60 days notice before declaring the emergency to be at an end.