ESTATE TALK
Why Create a Family Limited Partnership?
Family limited partnerships (FLPs) have many benefits, both economic and otherwise, and people create them for various reasons.

MEDI-MINUTES
Medicare HMOs to get 2% Payment Increase in 2001
Most Medicare HMOs will see an average increase of 2% in Medicare payments next year, according to the Clinton administration.

NATIONAL NOTES
Opponents Blast Clinton Nursing Home Proposal
The Clinton Administration has proposed spending an extra $16 million to improve nursing home oversight.

OF INTEREST
Bull Market Widens Gap Between Rich & Poor
While the earnings for the poorest fifth of Americans rose by only one percent between 1988 and 1998, the earnings of the richest fifth rose by 15%.

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RESOURCE CORNER
Attention Insomniacs & Somnambulists!
Ever wonder why you sleep, or why you don't do your best when you don't get enough sleep?

TAX TID-BITS
Will Your Trust Qualify for the Marital Deduction?
Some gifts in trust that are intended to qualify for the marital deduction may fail because the surviving spouse's power of appointment could lapse due to incapacity.

TECH TALK
Flo the Robot Nurse
Within the next several years, robot nurses may help make life easier for the elderly and homebound.