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Veterans Benefits - Health Care

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides health care benefits, including hospital care, outpatient care, and nursing home care, to eligible veterans. Generally speaking, services are provided on a priority basis.

Housing - Residential Facilities and Voting Rights

Although the right to vote is fundamental in the United States, state law governs the manner in which this right is exercised. Although almost one-half of the states have passed laws addressing the voting rights of those living in residential facilities, these laws differ significantly.

Housing - Reverse Mortgages - HECM

In an ordinary home equity loan, a homeowner borrows money against the equity in his or her home, making payments to reduce the loan balance after the funds are received. As payments are made, the principal balance of the loan decreases.

Third-Party Obligations and Liabilities for Medicaid Payments

States must take all reasonable measures to determine any liable third-party, and many have established administrative personnel or units to assure that all of the resident's private medical resources have been accessed and exhausted before a Medicaid claim is paid.

Housing - Who Pays For Home Care Services? - Private Third Party Payors

Three methods of payment for home care services are available to America's elderly population: self-pay, public third-party payors, and private third-party payors. If home care services are not paid by third-party payors, the patient must pay for the services. This is known as self-pay.