Since 2020, two important changes to the Medicaid program have been looming on the horizon for applicants and recipients of community-based Medicaid benefits (including home care services, coverage for care provided in...more
10/17/2025
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Eligibility Determination ,
Enrollment ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) ,
Home Health Care ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Assistance Services (PAS) ,
State Medicaid Programs
Many of our clients are adjusting to life as parents or grandparents of college students for the first time this fall. Aside from the emotional adjustment that comes from watching our children graduate high school and leave...more
On the evening of January 27, 2025, the Trump Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a “Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies” titled, “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and...more
2/11/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Injunctions ,
Medicaid ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration
Recently, New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Marcelle ordered an immediate halt to warrantless searches of licensed hemp retailers. These searches had been conducted in connection with raids targeting smoke shops and...more
1/27/2025
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Enforcement Actions ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Hemp ,
Hemp Related Businesses ,
Injunctions ,
Law Enforcement ,
Marijuana ,
New York ,
Raids ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Retailers ,
State and Local Government ,
Warrantless Searches
Recently, the Committee on Finance of the New York City Council held a hearing to discuss the City’s ongoing enforcement efforts targeting unlicensed retailers selling cannabis and other similarly regulated products through...more
10/8/2024
/ Administrative Hearings ,
Asset Seizure ,
Business Licenses ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
City of New York ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Licensing Rules ,
Marijuana ,
New Regulations ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retailers
The Elder Law Practice Group at Falcon Rappaport & Berkman would like to share some important Elder Law legal updates with our clients and professional partners that will impact Medicaid eligibility for applicants/recipients...more
3/12/2024
/ Elder Care ,
Elder Issues ,
Estate Planning ,
Health Insurance ,
Home Health Care ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Social Security Benefits ,
Social Security Income ,
Supplemental Benefits