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After Medicaid Beneficiaries Die, Some States Aggressively Seek Repayment From Their Estates

Fran Ruhl’s family received a startling letter from the Iowa Department of Human Services four weeks after she died in January 2022.

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Supreme Court To Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions

When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her elderly father’s care before he died, she hoped to get justice for her family.

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Learn Your Parents’ Financial Plans ASAP

My mom died at age 61, when I was 31. Seeing her headstone in a field of others smacked me with a brutal, if obvious fact: Everyone, including everyone’s parents, will die.

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Probate Workarounds Can Save Heirs Time, Money

A reader recently reached out after his elderly mother died, asking how soon he could distribute the $10,000 she had earmarked in her will for each of her two grandchildren.

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Why Older Adults Use (And Do Not Use) Password Managers

Researchers conduct first-of-its-kind survey of older adults to find motivations and barriers to adopting password managers.

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Don’t Give Your Adult Kids Your House

There are better ways to transfer a house to your kids, as well as a little-known potential fix that may help even if the giver has since died.

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