Daniel G Fish

May 17, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish, a principal in Daniel G. Fish LLC, writes that whether managed long-term care benefits seniors or benefits the plans that administer the care is an unresolved issue, but what is clear is that this program is already in effect and must be monitored closely.

By Daniel G. Fish

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November 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish of Daniel G. Fish LLC discusses the benefits and drawbacks of the Medicaid option called the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, which permits disabled seniors to exercise greater autonomy in choosing their own home care workers.

By Daniel G. Fish

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February 24, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish, a principal in Daniel G. Fish LLC, notes that the aphorism "no good deed goes unpunished" may be best exemplified by the individual who agrees to sign a nursing home admission agreement on behalf of another person.

By Daniel G. Fish

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May 15, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish, a principal in Daniel G. Fish LLC, writes that now, in New York, there may be recovery only against the probate estate of a decedent who received Medicaid benefits during lifetime.

By Daniel G. Fish

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February 15, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish, a principal in Daniel G. Fish LLC, writes that the extraordinary cost of health care for senior citizens makes it important for elder law attorneys to be able to explain the basic coverage of Medicare and Medicaid, and at the beginning of each year the amounts charged under these two programs are recalibrated.

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November 09, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish of Daniel G. Fish, LLC writes that despite a history of successful challenges, it has been a long accepted article of Medicare faith that once a patient is no longer improving, coverage ceases, even if skilled care is necessary to maintain the patient's condition. A signed settlement agreement may soon fundamentally alter that practice of automatic denial.

By Daniel G. Fish

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August 16, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish, a principal in Daniel G. Fish LLC, discusses the hidden issue of elder abuse, advising all attorneys who work with older clients to be sensitive to the possibility that a client is a victim of such abuse.

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September 08, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Daniel G. Fish, a member of Freedman Fish & Grimaldi, writes that 40 million Americans will soon have to decide whether to join or decline Medicare's new prescription drug plan. That decision will require seniors to make a bewildering series of complicated choices.

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February 10, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

The elder law attorney should work with other professionals in the aging field to present recommendations that take into account the entire constellation of forces at play.

By Daniel G. Fish

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January 05, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Daniel G. Fish, a member of Freedman Fish & Grimaldi, reviews the latest in a long-standing series of spousal claim cases. Ms. DeRosa raised two novel defenses to the suit Nassau County Department of Social Services brought over Medicaid nursing home benefits paid on her husband's behalf after she declined to make her own assets available. As always, the theories advanced to challenge the foundation of the suit were not sustained.

By Daniel G. Fish

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