Attorney Mark Heffner was pleased to present at today’s Alzheimer’s Foundation of America free virtual educational conference, Educating America Tour 2021, helping to connect Rhode Island residents with information about Alzheimer’s disease. The AFA’s Educating America tour is a nation-wide educational initiative connecting communities with information about Alzheimer’s disease, brain health, caregiving, and more. Participants […]
Category: Rhode Island Seniors
Reason for Hope in Treating Alzheimer’s Disease
Thanks to G. Wayne Miller for his recent article entitled “Rhode Island doctor sees reason for hope in hunt for Alzheimer’s treatment” in the Providence Journal. I have known the lead physician featured, Dr. Brian R. Ott, since the 1990s when we served together on the Board of the Rhode Island Alzheimer’s Association. Brian has […]
Mark Heffner Video Testimony to RI Task Force on Elderly Abuse and Financial Exploitation
Following up on a post from this last Wednesday, we are sharing the video testimony of Attorney Mark Heffner’s presentation to the Rhode Island Special Task Force on Elderly Abuse and Financial Exploitation.
Mark Heffner Presents to Rhode Island Special Task Force on Elderly Abuse and Financial Exploitation
Our firm’s principal, Mark B. Heffner, Esq., will present later today (March 6, 2019) at the fourth meeting of the Rhode Island Special Task Force to Study Elderly Abuse and Financial Exploitation. Attorney Heffner, who is also a sitting member of the task force, served for ten years as a member of the Rhode Island […]
“The Reinventing Medicaid Act 2015” Takes Direct Aim at Vulnerable Rhode Island Elders and their Families
On May 7th, the Governor introduced to the Rhode Island House and Senate Finance Committees amendments to her proposed budget. Titled “The Reinventing Medicaid Act of 2015”, this legislation contains twenty sections. This post will focus on one of these–Section 6–which seeks to directly affect the limited opportunities for middle-class Rhode Islanders requiring Medicaid long-term […]
The Lady-Bird deed flies away, not to be missed by most Medicaid planning clients.
In the all the breathless hype over the past weeks regarding the demise of enhanced life estate—or so-called “Lady Bird”—deeds was lost a critical fact—that this technique was rarely the best option in Medicaid planning anyway. First, the story known to some readers. After an unsuccessful attempt last year, this year the State agency which […]