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HEALTH
HAPPENINGS
Symptoms to Heed
Elaine Alpert, M.D., M.P.H., of Boston
University School of Medicine points out some symptoms that should never
be ignored.
MEDI-MINUTES
HHS Decries Inadequate Nursing Home Staffing;
Nursing Homes Decry HHS
Federal health officials report that many
nursing homes are dangerously understaffed, leaving their patients at risk
for injury, malnutrition, and neglect.
NATIONAL NOTES
U.S. Nursing Home Costs Vary Widely by Region
According to a recent market study by the
MetLife Mature Market Institute, the average cost of a nursing home stay
in the U.S. is $153 per day.
PHILANTHROPY
Americans Know How to Give
A new survey shows that Americans are more
generous than citizens of other nations.
RESOURCE
CORNER
Nifty Gadgets for Elderly
AARP has posted a
special section to their web site listing a collection of tools to help
elderly individuals live independently. |
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TAX TID-BITS
Qualified Plan Cash-out Limit Increases
The IRS has issued final regulations relating
to the increase from $3,500 to $5,000 of the limit on distributions from
qualified retirement plans that can be made without participant or spousal
consent.
TRUST TALK
Remainder Beneficiary as Replacement Trustee?
The IRS recently ruled that the appointment
of a remainder beneficiary as trustee of a trust will not cause the trust
property to be included in the estates of either the remainder beneficiary
or the current beneficiary and will not constitute a gift by either beneficiary. |
JULY
28, 2000 
