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HEADLINES
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ESTATE
TALK
Election for Alternate Valuation Date Invalid
When Filed More Than One Year Late
The Tax Court recently held
that an executor cannot elect to value estate property as of an alternate
valuation date if the estate tax return is filed more than a year after
the time prescribed for filing (including extensions).
HEALTH HAPPENINGS
Childhood X-Ray Exposure Increases
Breast Cancer Risk
Researchers have found that
women with scoliosis, (abnormal curvature of the spine) who were exposed
to multiple diagnostic X-rays during childhood and adolescence may have
in-creased risk of breast cancer.
LEGAL LINES
Durable Powers of Attorney, Health Care Powers
of Attorney, Living Wills ...Oh My!
Some people approaching retirement
are still confused about the various legal documents required to plan for
disability—especially powers of attorney and living wills. Each has a unique
function.
MEDI-MINUTES
Recent Report Prompts Congress To Act
On Nursing Home Worker Shortage
A recent report by the Health
Care Financing Administration that worker shortages are leading to poor-quality
care in American nursing homes, is prompting some members of Congress to
act.
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Top
Site
Of
The
Week:
Health Care Financing
Administration
This is a large site with lots of general as well as
technical information regarding HCFA and its two major programs, medicare
and medicaid. There are direct links to Medicare and Medicaid laws
and regulations, and HCFA rulings and offical advisory positions.
Book
Of
The
Week:
60-Minute
Estate Planner
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HEADLINES...
NATIONAL NOTES
U.S. Seniors Living Better, Longer Than Ever
Older Americans are living
longer and living better than ever before. But many of those age 65 and
older face disability, chronic health conditions, or economic stress, according
to a new federal indicators report that describes the status of the nation’s
older population.
RESOURCE CORNER
Library Offers Online Research Tool
For anyone who needs to research
science, industry, or business information, the Science, Industry and Business
Library (SIBL), one of the specialized centers of The New York Public Library,
provides
www.nypl.org/research/sibl.
This site has world-class research and circulating collections numbering
over 52 million and is free to the general public.
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AUG.
25, 2000
