Elder Law Extra, 4.29.19

A weekly roundup of recent elder law news and practice development articles culled from news sources around the nation.  Click on the headline to read the full article.

• U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case on States' Ability to Tax Trust Income

• Social Security Combined Trust Funds Gain One Year Says Board of Trustees

• A Workable Alternative to Nursing Homes in Vermont — Adult Family Care

• In 10 Years, Half of Middle-Income Elders Won’t Be Able to Afford Housing, Medical Care

• America’s Elderly Are Twice as Likely to Work Now Than in 1985

• Unaware of Small Insurance Policy in Her Name, Medicaid Recipient Ordered to Pay Back $54K

• Parkland Shooter to Receive $432,000 From His Late Mother’s Life Insurance Policy

• Bill Cosby Fights $7M Legal Bill, Accuses Firm of Elder Abuse

<p><img alt="Elder Law Extra, 4.29.19" src="https://attorney.elderlawanswers.com//uploads/media/images/newsboy_sm.jpg" style="float:left; height:125px; width:125px" />A&nbsp;weekly roundup of recent elder law news and practice development articles culled from news sources around the nation. &nbsp;Click on the headline to read the full article.</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.wealthmanagement.com/estate-planning/us-supreme-court-hears-case-states-ability-tax-trust-income" target="_blank"><strong>U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case on States&#39; Ability to Tax Trust Income</strong></a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases/2019/#4-2019-1" target="_blank"><strong>Social Security Combined Trust Funds Gain One Year Says Board of Trustees</strong></a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/04/27/712240801/a-workable-alternative-to-nursing-homes-in-vermont-adult-family-care" target="_blank"><strong>A Workable Alternative to Nursing Homes in Vermont &mdash; Adult Family Care</strong></a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://khn.org/news/in-10-years-half-of-middle-income-elders-wont-be-able-to-afford-housing-medical-care/" target="_blank"><strong>In 10 Years, Half of Middle-Income Elders Won&rsquo;t Be Able to Afford Housing, Medical Care</strong></a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-22/america-s-elderly-are-twice-as-likely-to-work-now-than-in-1985" target="_blank"><strong>America&rsquo;s Elderly Are Twice as Likely to Work Now Than in 1985</strong></a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://kutv.com/news/get-gephardt/unaware-of-small-insurance-policy-in-her-name-medicaid-recipient-ordered-to-pay-back-54k" target="_blank"><strong>Unaware of Small Insurance Policy in Her Name, Medicaid Recipient Ordered to Pay Back $54K</strong></a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/public-defenders-ask-to-step-down-from-parkland-shooting-case" target="_blank"><strong>Parkland Shooter to Receive $432,000 From His Late Mother&rsquo;s Life Insurance Policy</strong></a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/04/bill-cosby-fights-7m-legal-bill-accuses-firm-of-elder-abuse.html" target="_blank"><strong>Bill Cosby Fights $7M Legal Bill, Accuses Firm of Elder Abuse</strong></a></p> </li> </ul>