Justice in Aging’s new 25 Common Nursing Home Problems & How to Resolve Them Guide Go to: https://justiceinaging.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/25-Common-Nursing-Home-Problems-and-How-to-Resolve-Them_Final.pdf
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Justice in Aging’s new 25 Common Nursing Home Problems & How to Resolve Them Guide
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City of Albuquerque, Consumer Financial Protection Alert – Funeral Expense Benefits and Scams
If you lost a loved one to COVID–19, you may be eligible for a government program that pays for funeral expenses. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will pay up to $9,000 for funeral expenses for loved ones who died of COVID–19. Please go to the following link for the official announcement: 2020.05.03 COVID 19 […]
2021 Medicare Savings Programs Eligibility
GOOD NEWS FOR LOW INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES: EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2021, ELIGIBILITY FOR THE MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS IS BASED SOLELY ON INCOME. IT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY TO SATISFY RESOURCE (A/K/A ASSETS) STANDARDS TO BECOME ELIGIBLE The “Medicare Savings Programs” are Medicaid coverages that help low-income Medicare beneficiaries with out-of-pocket costs. The three most important […]
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Impact of Social Security’s Cost-of-Living-Adjustment for 2021
SOCIAL SECURITY’s 1.3% COLA FOR 2021 IMPACTS SEVERAL BENEFIT PROGRAMS Late last month the federal Social Security Administration announced a comparatively modest 1.3 % “Cost-of-Living-Adjustment” (COLA) increase in Social Security benefits for 2021. As one measure of inflation, this COLA has clearly been impacted by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. For Social Security […]
ALERT: Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Residents—YOUR STIMULUS PAYMENTS BELONG TO YOU!
ALERT: Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Residents—YOUR STIMULUS PAYMENTS BELONG TO YOU! Over the past two and a half months, the IRS has sent out more than a million federal “stimulus” payments to New Mexicans. Authorized by a federal law called the “CARES” Act, these payments are officially called “Economic Impact Payments” (EIPs). They […]
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ALERT: Medicare Adopts Special Relief for Some Enrollment and Plan Choices; BUT WITH DEADLINES THIS MONTH.
ALERT: Medicare Adopts Special Relief for Some Enrollment and Plan Choices; BUT WITH DEADLINES THIS MONTH. The federal Medicare agency (CMS) recently adopted two types of special relief to help people who wanted to make Part A and B enrollment choices, and/or switch Medicare Advantage Plans, since March, but didn’t do so. They were adopted […]
ALERT: SOME PEOPLE CAN STILL REQUEST COVID-19 “STIMULUS” PAYMENTS THIS YEAR
ALERT SOME PEOPLE CAN STILL REQUEST COVID-19 “STIMULUS” PAYMENTS THIS YEAR The federal government has been sending payments of $1,200 or more to millions of people over the past several weeks. They are commonly referred to as “stimulus” payments, but the IRS – which issues them — calls them “Economic Impact Payments” (EIPs). Most EIPs […]
Social Security & Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
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Looking for Health Coverage? NM Superintendent of Insurance, partnering with other state agencies, has published valuable guidance on how you can get it.
LOOKING FOR HEALTH COVERAGE? The NM Superintendent of Insurance – partnering with other state agencies – has published valuable guidance on how you can get it. Under the slogan “No matter what, you can get covered,” the materials provide information about available options: through Medicaid, the state’s Health Insurance Exchange (BeWellNM), and the NM […]
ALERT: Social Security Administration Suspends In-Person Visits and Some Actions; and Warns of a New Scam – All Due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ALERT: Social Security Administration Suspends In-Person Visits and Some Actions; and Warns of a New Scam – All Due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective March 17, the Social Security Administration (SSA) closed all its local offices to in-person visits by the public (including hearings offices), indefinitely. Social Security and SSI monthly benefits payments – by […]
