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Immigration Law

Benefits Of Being an Asylee

18th July 2011
Once asylum is granted, it means that the asylee can live and work legally in the US and will subsequently have the opportunity to apply for lawful permanent residence and citizenship. However, it is important to note that asylum is not a permanent, gu...
Author: Paul Anderson
Legal

Medicare and Medicaid: Health Insurance for Disabled and Poor People

05th January 2010
Medicare Vs Medicaid Medicare is a federal health insurance that provides monthly payments to seniors, disabled people, and dialysis patients to allow them afford their medical needs and pay their hospital expenses. Beneficiaries of this federal ins...
Author: Mesriani Law Group
Law

FERA Gives Health Care Fraud Enforcement a Boost

19th October 2009
By Andrew B. Wachler & Amy K. Fehn, Wachler & Associates, P.C. The Federal False Claims Act (FCA) has long been a key weapon in the government's arsenal to fight health care fraud and abuse. With the passage of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act ...
Author: Wachler & Associates
Legal

Medicaid Annuities - Scam or Benefit?

17th August 2009
While the popular belief is that Medicaid is only for the underprivileged that is not really the case. In Florida, and in many other states, even the middle class with substantial assets can be eligible to receive this kind of coverage for nursing home or...
Author: Beth
Legal

Obtaining Medicaid for Nursing Home Care in Florida

17th August 2009
If you are interested in obtaining Medicaid for nursing home care in Florida, you are in the right place. It is also important to know that you can have substantial assets and still legally qualify for Medicaid. The cost of nursing home care has grown con...
Author: Beth
Medical Malpractice

2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Final Rule Has Far Reaching Implications

05th June 2009
The 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) was published in the Federal Register on November 27, 2007. For the most part, the 2008 MPFS final rule will take effect January 1, 2008. This article will focus on two areas of the MPFS final rule that will...
Author: Wachler & Associates
Legal

Holocaust Reparations

30th December 2008
War reparation payments made by the Federal Republic of Germany to Holocaust survivors and payments made under the Austrian General Social Insurance Act are considered exempt as income and resources for purposes of Medicaid eligibility for home care and n...
Author: mpetroff
Legal

Medicaid Fraud Investigations in New York City

10th November 2008
Health care coverage in New York these days costs an arm and a leg. Think you can have a break but applying for Medicaid? That may be so - if you financially qualify. On the other hand, if you don't, think twice before applying because you may be investig...
Author: Author Unknown
Legal

Medical Liens Against Personal Injury Claims

29th September 2008
Liens against personal injury recoveries were not a problem when we started practicing law 35 years ago. When we collected money for our clients, the case was over. Now, however, when we obtain a good recovery for our clients, there are those who try t...
Author: Brent Adams
Legal

What is an "Infant Compromise"?

25th April 2008
The N.Y.S. Unified Court System, in its on-line Glossary of Legal Terms (see http://www.courts.state.ny.us/lawlibraries/glossary.shtml#) has the following definition: Infant's compromise: a civil proceeding or motion for obtaining court approval of the...
Author: Gary Rosenberg