Aging & Law in West Virginia
"A weblog of news in law and aging in West Virginia, brought to you by West Virginia Senior Legal Aid."
Author: West Virginia Senior Legal Aid provides free legal services to needy senior West Virginians age 60 and over in all 55 counties of West Virginia.
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Recent Posts from Aging & Law in West Virginia
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Kathy Greenlee confirmed as Assistant Secretary of AoA
We have a new head of the federal Administration on Aging. The US Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kathy Greenlee to the post. Ms. Greenlee has a broad range of experience in the aging…
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Scam targets WV grandparents
A fairly sophisticated scam has duped several West Virginia seniors into wiring money to unidentified scammers in Canada. The scam starts with a call to the senior by someone who sounds like the senior's grandchild…
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There are new rules for long-term care Medicaid in West Virginia, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 has been implemented
The other shoe has finally dropped. Advocates have been wondering when the changes required by federal legislation in 2005 would be implemented in West Virginia. But we weren't hoping it would happen any time soon,…
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2009 Federal Poverty Guidelines
2009 Federal Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of ColumbiaFamily SizeGross Yearly IncomeGross Monthly IncomeApprox Hourly Income1$10,830$903$5.212$14,570$1,214$7.003$18,310$1,526$8.804$22,050$1,838$10.605$25,790$2,149$12.406$29,530$2,461$14.207$33,270$2,773$16.008$37,010$3,084$17.79add'l+$3,740+$312+$1.80Source: Federal Register Vol. 74, No. 14, January 23, 2009, pp
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DTV transition delayed by Congress, but local stations may still cease analog as early as Feb 17, 2009
Though the House did pass a bill delaying the Digital TV transition to June 12, 2009, your local TV stations have the option of cutting off their analog signals any time after February 17, 2009.…
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House fails to pass DTV deadline extension
The US House of Representatives failed to get the 2/3 majority needed to pass a bill that would have delayed the 2/17/09 deadline for analog TV broadcasts. The vote was 258-168 in favor. The Senate…
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Senate delays DTV switch, House expected to do same
Yesterday the Senate passed a bill to delay the date that TV stations will cease broadcasting analog signals until June. The House is expected to pass similar legislation quickly.The delay is designed to enable more…
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SSI figures for 2009
Maximum Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment amounts increase with the automatic cost-of-living increases that apply to Social Security benefits. The latest such increase, 5.8 percent, becomes effective January 2009. The monthly maximum Federal amounts…