ElderLaw News
December 2005


Happy Holidays!

Welcome clients and family members to our first monthly e-newsletter! Included in our monthly e-newsletter you will find helpful tips for your planning and care needs as well as links to other helpful online services. Please take the time to look over this month's articles, we believe they will prove to be very beneficial to you and your family. Have a great holiday season from the staff at Law Offices of Franklin A. Drazen, LLC!


This Month's Articles:

  • House Approves Bill Substantially Changing Asset Transfer Rules

  • Worksheet Helps Beneficiaries Compare Medicare Drug Plans

  • BOOK REVIEW: How to Care for Aging Parents

  • Tips on Providing for Children with Disabilities

  • Key Estate Planning Numbers Are Changing in 2006

  • House Approves Bill Substantially Changing Asset Transfer Rules
    By the narrowest of margins, the House of Representatives voted to approve a budget plan that cuts about $12 billion from Medicaid, including making it much harder for the elderly to transfer assets before qualifying for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care.
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    Worksheet Helps Beneficiaries Compare Medicare Drug Plans
    Medicare beneficiaries who wish to enroll in the new Medicare drug benefit can now choose a drug plan. But with more than 40 different choices in most regions, deciding on the right plan is not easy. To help consumers in the selection process, ElderLawAnswers has created a Drug Plan Comparison Worksheet.
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    BOOK REVIEW: How to Care for Aging Parents
    cover As parents age, their needs begin to change. This revised and expanded edition of a bestselling book can help adult children deal with these changes as they occur.
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    Tips on Providing for Children with Disabilities
    One of the major concerns for parents with children with disabilities is how to provide for their financial future. Here are some tips.
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    Key Estate Planning Numbers Are Changing in 2006
    Several important estate planning numbers will change when the clock strikes midnight on December 31, including the amount that can be passed on tax-free.
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