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The U.S. House of Representatives passes H.R.2646 – The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act

Legal Updates, News, Press ReleasesBy Ally McAndrewsJuly 8, 2016Leave a comment

July 6th, 2016: This week, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R.2646 – the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. In a recent press release issued by the…

Death Rate for Americans Ticks Upward

Legal Updates, NewsBy Ally McAndrewsJune 14, 2016Leave a comment

June 1st, 2016: The long decline in Americans’ death rates has reversed course, according to preliminary 2015 numbers for all causes of mortality as compiled by the Centers for Disease…

Feds Push to Keep Seniors in Home, Community-Based Programs

Legal Updates, NewsBy Ally McAndrewsApril 12, 2016Leave a comment

The federal government is pushing states to keep more low-income seniors out of nursing homes and, instead, enroll them in home and community-based programs. The shift comes as demand for…

File and Suspend Social Security Strategy Will End on April 29

"The MLO Minute" - Our Firm's Electronic Newsletter, Legal Updates, NewsBy Ally McAndrewsMarch 18, 2016Leave a comment

  If you are married, and you or your spouse will soon be 66 years old, you might be able to increase your Social Security by thousands of dollars, but…

OSERS “Dear Colleague” Letter: New Policy Guidance on Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)

Legal Updates, NewsBy Ally McAndrewsJanuary 6, 2016Leave a comment

On November 16, 2015, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the United States Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” Letter regarding its new Policy Guidance on…

The Zahner Decision – U.S. Court of Appeals makes recent decision that will impact Medicaid in America

Legal Updates, NewsBy Ally McAndrewsOctober 8, 2015Leave a comment

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September 2015 – The Zahner Decision

"The MLO Minute" - Our Firm's Electronic Newsletter, Legal Updates, News, Press ReleasesBy Ally McAndrewsSeptember 18, 2015Leave a comment

The Zahner Decision by Anthony Marone, Esq. McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. September 2015 – Since the passage of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (“DRA”), the Pennsylvania Department of Human…

Congress Overwhelmingly Approves Bill Bolstering Medicare Patients’ Hospital Rights

Legal Updates, NewsBy Ally McAndrewsAugust 6, 2015Leave a comment

July 29th, 2015 by Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation Monday night requiring hospitals across the nation to tell Medicare patients when they receive observation…

Fourteenth Amendment Requires States to License and Recognize Same-Sex Marriages (U.S.)

Legal Updates, NewsBy Ally McAndrewsJuly 1, 2015Leave a comment

Plaintiffs, a varied group of same-sex partners, filed suits in Federal District Courts within their respective states asserting state officials were in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment for denying same-sex…

Federal Tax Credits Are Available to All Eligible Individuals Regardless of Whether Insurance Was Purchased Through State or Federal Exchange (U.S.)

Legal Updates, NewsBy Ally McAndrewsJuly 1, 2015Leave a comment

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act allows individuals to purchase health insurance through “exchanges” — a marketplace to compare and purchase insurance products — that are run by either…

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