Since the only certainties in life are death and taxes, today I’ll cover New Jersey’s death taxes. If you die in New Jersey, you face two potential taxes – estate tax, and inheritance tax. Most states only have one or the other, but New Jersey residents are subject to both. What is the difference between […]
New Jersey may soon require hospitals discharging patients to educate their caregivers. When a patient is sent home, medical professionals would have to provide instructions on how to care for the patient to a loved one whom the patient designates. So says a caregiver education bill before the New Jersey legislature. The bill has been […]
Next year, Medicare will start paying doctors to coordinate care for patients with chronic illnesses. The decision will benefit patients with two or more chronic illnesses, who account for 93 percent of Medicare spending, according to the New York Times. Coordinated care is meant to prevent inefficiency. For example, a patient who is very sick […]
In Taransky v. U.S., the Third Circuit ruled that Medicare can recover conditional payments despite New Jersey’s collateral source rule. Medicare has a right to repayment when it pays for healthcare for a Medicare beneficiary, who then recovers those healthcare costs from a tortfeasor. For example, if Jane, a senior who receives Medicare, is hit […]
