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CASH-IN A BIG IRA AND PAY BIG MEDICARE PREMIUMS

May 3, 2011 by bob mason

  What does cashing in an IRA, or perhaps converting to a Roth IRA, have to do with Medicare premiums? Maybe a lot . . . a lot of your money. Occasionally a person going into a nursing home may have to cash in an IRA. In other situations converting a traditional IRA into a …

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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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Social Security Disability Determinations Speed Up . . . A Little

February 15, 2010 by bob mason

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 …

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More on Medicare Advantage Plans – Coastal Senior, September 2007

January 9, 2010 by bob mason

Coastal Senior is a monthly periodical published in Savannah, Georgia and circulated throughout the Georgia and South Carolina low country. Bob Mason is its legal columnist. In case you missed my last column, I am not a fan of Medicare Advantage Plans. Proponents of the plans …

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Medicare Dis-Advantage Plans? – Coastal Senior, August 2007

January 9, 2010 by bob mason

Coastal Senior is a monthly periodical published in Savannah, Georgia and circulated throughout the Georgia and South Carolina low country. Bob Mason is its legal columnist. Medicare can be confusing enough as it is. The past few years Medicare has gotten even more confusing …

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