BLOG FOR JOHN SWEENEY - ELDER, WILLS, ESTATES, TRUSTS, SPECIAL NEEDS, BUSINESS, & TAX LAWYER IN CT AND NY

The states pay a portion of all Medicaid costs.  Medicaid is the program that pays for nursing homes when you can’t because you don’t have the money.  (The other program is Medicare (confusing isn’t it) which pays for your medical expenses over […]

Another Tax Proposal which is dead on arrival came from the White House yesterday. It was contained in the White House FY 2015 budget proposal.  It includes tax increases  targeting multinational corporations and high-income individuals.  These tax increases are used […]

Surprisingly, the answer is, maybe. The first big eye opener is that CT has law which makes children responsible for their parent’s care, until the parent reaches age 65.  CGS Sec. 53-304.  Not only can they make you pay, they […]

Follow the Money, Follow the Money… Medicare Bingo Yes, it is a cat and mouse game where the hospitals try to get as much money from the government as possible….to the detriment of the patient. This one is a classic […]

Two days ago the Republican chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp put out a new tax proposal. Frankly, I skimmed through it, but didn’t pay much attention. Even the Republican side of the house could not […]

I’m a lawyer and my expertise is Elder, Business and tax law, not Constitutional law. However, I cannot watch events like Ferguson, Occupy Wall Street, G8, and the political parties conventions and not apply my legal thoughts to basic Constitutional […]