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1. Deficit Reduction Act Congress and the President signed the DRA into law in early 2006. Part of this law put more restrictions on our seniors who need medical care assistance through Medicaid. The law punishes seniors who give to charity by lengthening the period in which donations can still be considered "assets" of the donor, from three years to five years. Also, if the senior becomes ineligible because those assets are determined to still belong to them, period the senior must wait to become eligible is now longer. It used to begin the day they gave the gift, but now the ineligibility period begins the date of application.
2. Citizenship Did you know that some seniors in Florida are actually being turned down for Medicaid assistance because they can't locate their original birth certificates? 3. Intimidation of Seniors - Telemarketing Telemarketing calls can lure seniors into schemes that can cost them money, stress and their health. Contact us to find out what Floridians can do about it.
4. Intimidation of Seniors - Lawsuits Easy-to-file lawsuits from once-trusted family members can make seniors bend to pressures, costing them money. Contact us to find out what Floridians can do about it.
