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Medicaid Transfer Penalty: Avoid This Costly Mistake

April 26, 2025 by bob mason

That's a "no-no" if you want to avoid a Medicaid transfer penalty

The Medicaid transfer penalty is the most common issue we deal with when we submit an application for Medicaid nursing home benefits. Question: Do you know someone who MIGHT have to consider a nursing home placement and a Medicaid application within the next 5 years? Next …

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Tackling the North Carolina Medicaid Application Monster

December 8, 2018 by bob mason

Once a fairly routine procedure, the North Carolina Medicaid application process has gotten much more difficult. Perhaps rising budget concerns and controlling Medicaid is the reason. The North Carolina Medicaid Application Problem Medicaid has always placed restrictions on the …

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Kill Your IRA. Get Away With Murder.

August 25, 2017 by bob mason

Murdered IRA egg

For many people, this may be a great time to kill a traditional IRA. Dismantle it. Take it down. Cash it in. Or at least start that process and save thousands of tax dollars doing it. Especially as we head into the home stretch of the year. Many of my financial advisor friends …

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Mason: Back to SuperLawyers 2015!

January 27, 2015 by bob mason

ASHEBORO, NC — Jan. 21, 2015: Minneapolis-based Law & Politics, publishers of Super Lawyers magazines, announced that Asheboro, NC, elder law and special needs law attorney Robert A. Mason has been named to the 2015 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers. Each year, no more …

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Mason Named to Council of Advanced Practitioners

April 30, 2014 by bob mason

On April 29, Bob was named to the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP). In order to be a CAP member, an elder law attorney must have been a NAELA member and a certified elder law attorney (CELA) for at least 10 years and rated by …

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