Essentials of Medicare and Medicaid (On Demand Seminar)

A pre-recorded streaming AUDIO replay of the November 2020 webcast, Essentials of Medicare and Medicaid.

The federal Medicare program and the federal/state Medicaid program are often confused with each other. This seminar will discuss the differences between the two programs and then outline the basics of Medicare, including eligibility and coverage. The presenter will concentrate on Virginia Medicaid long-term care basics (with some planning tools), Medicaid Waiver coverage, and Medicaid expansion.

Attendees will obtain a basic but comprehensive understanding of Medicare and Medicaid. Primarily for the nonspecialist, this seminar will help attendees understand the aim and design of these government-based health care programs in the U.S., and how these programs fit together and how they don’t. Attendees will also learn when to seek help or make useful referrals.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Edward E. Zetlin, Baskin, Jackson & Lasso, PC / Falls Church

Edward E. Zetlin is a partner of the Falls Church law firm Baskin, Jackson & Lasso, PC. He has practiced elder law, special needs planning, and estate planning for over 30 years.  For many years he managed elder law services for Legal Services of Northern Virginia.  He then had a solo practice until joining Baskin, Jackson & Lasso. 

Mr. Zetlin is a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and past president of the Virginia Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (VAELA). For 10 years he taught an elder law seminar at American University of the Washington College of Law. He continues to co-chair the Arlington Bar Association Section on Law and Aging.  He has written articles and taught many CLEs for NAELA, VAELA, and Virginia CLE^® on elder law, special needs law, and estate planning.