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	<title>Certified Elder Law Attorney Robert A. &#34;Bob&#34; Mason &#124; Mason Law, PC &#124; Serving the Seniors of North Carolina</title>
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		<title>A Memorial Day Tribute</title>
		<link>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/05/a-memorial-day-tribute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let Us Never Forget Those Who Gave Their All


We may not, and should not, approve of war and violence. But until we learn to make a better world, that is the way it is, and this is the lesson of Memorial Day:  Nothing is ever wholly negative, nothing is ever wholly lost. Despite all grief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our New Ad!</title>
		<link>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/05/our-new-ad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Newest Ad &#8211; A Sneak Peek!
Tell Us What You Think Below

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		<title>Busting a Medicare Myth</title>
		<link>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/05/busting-a-medicare-myth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 13:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Mason</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nursing Homes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I could retire if I had a dollar (better make it five dollars) for every client who had been told she would not qualify for further Medicare nursing home coverage because she was no longer improving or had “plateaued”.
Nonsense. Time to bust a myth!
Medicare Nursing Home Basics
Medicare pays a limited amount of nursing home care, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Security Disability Determinations Speed Up . . . A Little</title>
		<link>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/02/social-security-disability-determinations-speed-up-a-little/</link>
		<comments>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/02/social-security-disability-determinations-speed-up-a-little/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Mason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Needs Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability determinations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ask anyone with a Social Security disability determination for a quick description of the process and be prepared for something like: Agony. Or glacial. Or maddening.
There may be a glimmer of hope for some. On February 12 the Social Security Administration added to the list of conditions that will be considered under the compassionate allowance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Is My Wife&#8217;s (Ann&#8217;s) Ten-Year Cancer Free Anniversary!</title>
		<link>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/02/this-is-my-wifes-anns-ten-year-cancer-free-anniversary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This from Ann:
Today is my TEN YEAR SURVIVOR ANNIVERSARY!!  It is so incredible that in 2000, Bob and I were told that my colorectal cancer came with a 50% five year survival rate.  Well we beat those odds – and then some.
So thank you – for everything you did. No matter how small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Estate Tax Repeal on Elder Law</title>
		<link>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/01/the-impact-of-estate-tax-repeal-on-elder-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Mason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trusts generally]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carry Over Basis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Tax Repeal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[section 1014]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loss of Stepped-Up Basis Means Carry Over Basis
As things stand now (February 11, 2010) stepped-up basis in inherited assets has been drastically curtailed.  The estate tax went into automatic repeal on January 1, 2010, and with it went the stepped-up basis rules.  Whether those rules come back, and if so in what form and when, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estate Tax Repeal: Some Tax Changes Affecting All Of Us?</title>
		<link>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/01/estate-tax-repeal-some-tax-changes-affecting-all-of-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Mason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tax Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an issue we&#8217;re watching VERY carefully.  Congress sprung a surprise on most us by letting the estate tax go into &#8220;repeal mode&#8221; (which was set up back in 2001). We all assumed Congress would NEVER let that happen. Assuming can be dangerous, of course. Of particular concern to many is the possibility of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Veterans Aid &amp; Attendance: The Missing Puzzle Piece</title>
		<link>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/01/veterans-aid-attendance-the-missing-puzzle-piece/</link>
		<comments>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/01/veterans-aid-attendance-the-missing-puzzle-piece/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Mason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Veterans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aid and Attendance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aid and attendance explained]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a veteran or the widow of a veteran?
Do you need help covering long term care and medical expenses?
If you answered “yes” to both of these questions, then you may be eligible for as much as $1,949 a month. Read on . . .
Most people believe that veterans’ benefits are only for those who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Medicaid &amp; Special Assistance Rates</title>
		<link>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/01/2010-medicaid-special-assistance-rates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Mason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medicaid
 

Monthly divisor: $5,500 (effective 12/1/09)
Community      Spouse Resource Allowance

 Minimum         $21,912
Maximum        $109,560




Monthly      Maintenance Needs Allowance (Revised early June for July 1 effective)

 Base                                        $1,822 (eff 7/1/09)
Shelter Standard                     $547 (eff 7/1/09)
Dependent Allowance                        $608 (eff 7/1/09)



Special Assistance

Base      SA Program (10/1/09)

Maximum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips For Creating Maximum Legal Havoc &#8211; Coastal Senior, January 2010</title>
		<link>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/01/tips-for-creating-maximum-legal-havoc-coastal-senior-january-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://masonlawpc.com/2010/01/tips-for-creating-maximum-legal-havoc-coastal-senior-january-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Mason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coastal Senior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wills (or Not!)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[estates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intestacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living will]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no will]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[powers of attorney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special needs trusts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coastal Senior is a monthly periodical covering the South Carolina and Georgia low country.  Bob Mason is its legal columnist.
This is a column for the contrarians among us who will insist, against mounds of advice, on creating maximum legal havoc whenever possible. Here are ten great ways to insure a successful train wreck.
Great Idea One: [...]]]></description>
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