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ESTATE TALK
An Introduction to Estate Planning
for Families with Disabled Children
For a family with a disabled
child, estate planning usually involves providing for that child’s needs
without endangering eligibility for government disability benefits.
HEALTH HAPPENINGS
Consensus Panel Addresses Osteoporosis
Nutrition, exercise, and
medicines can play important roles in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis,
according to an independent, non-government consensus panel convened by
the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
MEDI MINUTES
New Medicare Payment System Raises
Outpatient Care Reimbursement
Hospitals will receive better
reimbursements from Medicare beginning in July, according to the Health
Care Financing Administration. |
Book Of
The
Week
Estates
in Land & Future Interests: Problems and Answers
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NATIONAL NOTES
Report Shows Medicare, Social Security Life Expectancy
Growing
According to the Medicare
Trustees’ annual reports released Monday, April 3, the Hospital Insurance
trust fund will remain solvent until year 2023, based on the most probable
economic and demographic assumptions.
NEWS YOU
CAN USE
3 Secrets to Caregiving
Caregiving can be rewarding,
especially when you know that the care you give makes a positive impact
on the life of your loved one.
TAX TID-BITS
Ranch Qualifies as Personal Residence for
QPRT
The IRS recently ruled that
a qualified personal residence trust (QPRT) may include a residence, a
garage, a caretaker’s residence, and the surrounding land. |
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