By Andrea K. Kovar, Attorney, Generation Law Medicaid is a public insurance program that offers health coverage to low-income families and individuals, including seniors and people with disabilities. Medicaid also covers long-term care, including both nursing home care and many...
By Andrea K. Kovar, Attorney, Generation Law In a surprise move, The Illinois Department of Human Services proposed an amendment to Medical Assistance Programs rules, which would increase the cash value of exempt resources for Medicaid long-term care eligibility determinations...
By Andrea K. Kovar, Attorney, Generation Law Medicare was established in 1965 to provide health insurance for Americans aged 65 and over, but it also covers more than eight million people with disabilities under age 65. Qualifying for Medicare is...
By Krystian R. Seebert A recent MSN article highlighted the following challenges agents under powers of attorney often face when trying to use those documents. The frustrating part of using powers of attorney is that agents present perfectly valid powers...
By Ben A. Neiburger, Attorney, Generation Law and Krystian R. Seebert So, it’s been quite a while since we sent out new information and it’s been an exciting couple of years. We’ve prepared a wide-ranging summary of new laws we...
Divvying up a loved one’s earthly possessions after they’re gone is pretty miserable, even under the best circumstances. But if someone messed with their estate plan before they died, estate administration – that’s lawyer-speak for distributing someone’s things according to...
You may have heard about the minimum wage hike, the huge public works program, and the legalization of cannabis and sports-betting, but in the flurry of legislation recently passed by the Illinois State Assembly, which new laws will impact your...
By Ben A. Neiburger, Attorney, Generation Law The prevalence of do-it-yourself legal web kits has resulted in an increase in business for real lawyers – including myself! And while it’s good for my bottom line, it’s terrible for the people...