by Twyla Sketchley | Jan 6, 2016 | Caregivers, Disability, Elder Law, Resources
Medicare Part A Hospital Co-Pay per Benefit Period $1288.00 Skilled Nursing Facility for Days 1-20 $0.00 Skilled Nursing Facility for Days 21-100 $161.00 Medicare Part B Premium per Month for Individuals with less than $85,000/year...
by Twyla Sketchley | Sep 13, 2015 | Caregivers, Resources
There are a number of benefits administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA): Retirement Benefits, Disability Benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Survivors Benefits. Often when individuals receiving Social Security or their caregivers need...
by Twyla Sketchley | Jan 3, 2014 | Financial Assistance
Medicare Part A Hospital Co-Pay per Benefit Period $1,216.00 Skilled Nursing Facility per Day for Days 1-20 $0.00 Skilled Nursing Facility per Day for Days 21-100 $152.00 Medicare Part B Monthly Premium for Individuals with less than $85,000/year income $104.90...
by Twyla Sketchley | Oct 31, 2013 | Financial Assistance
On October 30, 2013, two weeks late due to the government shutdown, the Social Security Administration announced the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2014. COLA is based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W), produced by the Bureau of Labor...
by Twyla Sketchley | Aug 14, 2013 | Financial Assistance
On August 14, 1935, at 3:30 pm ET, the same time of day I am posting this, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The act provided benefits to retirees, ensuring the elderly in the United States had a “decent subsistence” and...
