A Medical Foster Home (MFH) is an alternative to a nursing home. It allows Veterans who are no longer able to safely live independently and wants a smaller, calmer environment than a nursing home. MFH is a type of Community Residential Care (CRC) home chosen by Veterans with serious chronic disabling conditions that meet nursing home…
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (U.S. Senate) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is continuing his weeks long push to ensure Montana’s veterans receiving benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can swiftly get their recovery rebate checks from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act….
The Secure Act or THE SETTING EVERY COMMUNITY UP FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2019 was passed in late-December and is effective as of January 1, 2020. In our last newsletter we talked about retirement distributions. We will now look at how the Secure Act will affect beneficiaries and what we can do to work around…
The Secure Act or THE SETTING EVERY COMMUNITY UP FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2019 was passed in late-December and is effective as of January 1, 2020 (with some exceptions, we will discuss later.) In the coming weeks we will be discussing what the Secure Act is and how it is going to affect all of…
Wednesday, September 25th, Senate and House VA Committees held separate hearings regarding the health of the VA system. The sudden rush is due to the upcoming two-week break and the possible legislative package both committees are eyeing that could include changes on VA medical and benefits policies. Here is what you need to know: The…
Thousands of Veterans that have been waiting for benefits for years already have been put on hold again according to the announcement by the VA last week. This coming after President Trump held a conference call with Veteran and veteran advocates last month, which AVAPP attended, where he celebrated the win for Blue Water Veterans….
