Mason Law, PC http://masonlawpc.com Medicaid, Nursing Home Law, Special Needs Law, Wills and Trusts in North Carolina Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:41:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Owe The IRS? DIY Tax Relief http://masonlawpc.com/2013/03/owe-the-irs-diy-tax-relief/ http://masonlawpc.com/2013/03/owe-the-irs-diy-tax-relief/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:55:40 +0000 Bob Mason http://masonlawpc.com/?p=1462 It must be tax time again because the ads are on every 30 seconds. “If you owe the IRS more than $10,000 you have a SERIOUS tax problem. Call SCREAM HELP (1-727-326-4357)!  Operators are standing by.” The difference between those guys and me is that I’m going to give you some free advice.  3733! (FREE!)  [...]

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]]> http://masonlawpc.com/2013/03/owe-the-irs-diy-tax-relief/feed/ 0 How To Quickly Appeal A Nursing Home Medicare Denial http://masonlawpc.com/2013/02/how-to-quickly-appeal-a-nursing-home-medicare-denial/ http://masonlawpc.com/2013/02/how-to-quickly-appeal-a-nursing-home-medicare-denial/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:38:18 +0000 Bob Mason http://masonlawpc.com/?p=1456 June and Ward Cleaver’s Saga Continues. A Recap: Mossy Mountain Health and Rehab recently telephoned Mrs. Cleaver and told her that husband Ward was no longer making progress in his rehab therapy and Medicare would no longer pay for services. Ward had been admitted to Mossy Mountain after having suffered a stroke. Because Ward has [...]

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]]> http://masonlawpc.com/2013/02/how-to-quickly-appeal-a-nursing-home-medicare-denial/feed/ 1 Medicare Improvement Standard: Not The Law http://masonlawpc.com/2013/01/medicare-improvement-standard-not-the-law/ http://masonlawpc.com/2013/01/medicare-improvement-standard-not-the-law/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:17:02 +0000 Bob Mason http://masonlawpc.com/?p=1452 Why The Standard Is No More. What To Do If The Nursing Home Says It Applies. Has this happened to you? The nursing home calls. “Mrs. Cleaver, Ward is failing to progress in his therapy and because of that he will no longer be eligible for Medicare benefits after Thursday . . . you’ll need [...]

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]]> http://masonlawpc.com/2013/01/medicare-improvement-standard-not-the-law/feed/ 6 2013 Taxpayer Relief? Does It Affect You? http://masonlawpc.com/2013/01/2013-taxpayer-relief-does-it-affect-you/ http://masonlawpc.com/2013/01/2013-taxpayer-relief-does-it-affect-you/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:14:38 +0000 Bob Mason http://masonlawpc.com/?p=1450 Yesterday Congress passed, and President Obama signed, legislation averting for the time being a trip over the “Fiscal Cliff.” I say “for the time being” because the real slugfest is ahead during the 113th Congress. The deal did very little to address stupendous amounts of debt which most sober folks say MUST be addressed to [...]

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]]> http://masonlawpc.com/2013/01/2013-taxpayer-relief-does-it-affect-you/feed/ 0 Will Congress Toss Nursing Home Medicaid? http://masonlawpc.com/2012/11/will-congress-toss-nursing-home-medicaid/ http://masonlawpc.com/2012/11/will-congress-toss-nursing-home-medicaid/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:40:29 +0000 Bob Mason http://masonlawpc.com/?p=1443 That is a fair question. As anyone who has not been in a coma the past six months knows, there has been a bit of a fiscal crisis affecting the government. Two sides of the equation are in contention:  Cut spending or raise taxes. The likely outcome will be a compromise involving some of both. [...]

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]]> http://masonlawpc.com/2012/11/will-congress-toss-nursing-home-medicaid/feed/ 3 The End of the Medicare “Improvement Standard” http://masonlawpc.com/2012/10/the-end-of-the-medicare-improvement-standard/ http://masonlawpc.com/2012/10/the-end-of-the-medicare-improvement-standard/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:33:42 +0000 Bob Mason http://masonlawpc.com/?p=1441 The false Medicare “Improvement Standard” under which the Medicare program and its payment contractors have sought to deny nursing home and other benefits for individuals who “fail to progress” or who have “plateaued” is about to be buried. The funeral is scheduled sometime after the first of the year. Good riddance. Almost two years ago [...]

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]]> http://masonlawpc.com/2012/10/the-end-of-the-medicare-improvement-standard/feed/ 4 Is Long Term Care Insurance Worth It? http://masonlawpc.com/2012/10/is-long-term-care-insurance-worth-it/ http://masonlawpc.com/2012/10/is-long-term-care-insurance-worth-it/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:58:32 +0000 Bob Mason http://masonlawpc.com/?p=1438 Guest Column There have been tremendous changes and fluctuations in the long term care insurance industry in the last 15 years. The cost of care has more than double while the cost for long term care insurance has tripled and in some cases quadrupled. There are also fewer companies offering traditional long term care insurance [...]

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]]> http://masonlawpc.com/2012/09/paper-files-threaten-va-building-collapse/feed/ 0 Straight Scoop On Annuities And VA Benefits http://masonlawpc.com/2012/09/straight-scoop-on-annuities-and-va-benefits/ http://masonlawpc.com/2012/09/straight-scoop-on-annuities-and-va-benefits/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:35:22 +0000 Bob Mason http://masonlawpc.com/?p=1408 Vets Beware! Are you a veteran interested in VA benefits . . . but worried about being taken for an “annuity ride”? Want to know the best way to use annuities if you are looking at VA benefits? Read on! The problem:  Some unscrupulous annuity sales people use VA benefits as an opportunity to sell [...]

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]]> http://masonlawpc.com/2012/09/straight-scoop-on-annuities-and-va-benefits/feed/ 0 How Annuities Can Help With Medicaid http://masonlawpc.com/2012/08/how-annuities-can-help-with-medicaid/ http://masonlawpc.com/2012/08/how-annuities-can-help-with-medicaid/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:59:12 +0000 Bob Mason http://masonlawpc.com/?p=1401 You now understand the basics of annuities because you read Banish Annuity Confusion in 5 Minutes (If you haven’t read it and you aren’t an annuity expert, you better go back and read it now). But how can annuities help (or hurt!) you when considering either Medicaid or VA benefits? Let’s take Medicaid here . [...]

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