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Getting Through The Part A Part B Part C Part D (whew) Enrollment Phase

November 2, 2011 by bob mason

  What do Halloween and Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Periods have in common? A. They both are spooky. B. They happen at about the same time. C. They leave many people in the dark. D. Too much of either can make you sick. E. All of the above. The correct answer, …

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10 Great Ways to Cause an Elder Law Train Wreck

August 30, 2011 by bob mason

As an elder law and special needs attorney I get a track-side seat for a pile of planning train wrecks: Here are the best ones . . . This is a column for the contrarians among us who will insist, against mounds of advice, on creating maximum legal havoc. Here are ten great ways …

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ONLINE ESTATE PLANNING COULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE

May 3, 2011 by bob mason

Robert (he’s the guy who defended OJ!) Shapiro’s LegalZoom, an active seller of do-it-yourself wills and other estate planning documents, is the target of a class action lawsuit in California charging that the company engages in deceptive business practices and is practicing law …

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WILL WAIVERS AND BLOCK GRANTS SQUEEZE NURSING HOME MEDICAID?

April 4, 2011 by bob mason

Medicaid is heading for a squeeze. No doubt. One of my jobs is to try to keep up on how that Medicaid squeeze may come about. My guess is it will come in the form of something called a “waiver.” Learn about waivers here and see what may be coming to a state near you. In case you …

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BUSTING THE MEDICARE “PLATEAU” MYTH

February 28, 2011 by bob mason

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 …

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