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Giving Your Home to Your Children Can Have Tax Consequences
Many people wonder if it is a good idea to give their home to their children. . .
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Economists Say That Tightening Medicaid Rules Would Barely Increase Demand for Private Insurance
It is sometimes claimed that reducing the amount of assets an individual can keep while qualifying for Medicaid would increase . . . ...
Read moreChildren Conceived After a Parent's Death Are Challenging Estate Plans and Laws
Advances in fertility treatments and the storage of embryos and sperm mean that children can be born long after a parent has died . . .
Read moreNew Rules Would Give Home Health Care Workers Wage Protections
The Obama Administration is proposing to extend minimum wage and overtime protections to home health care workers . . .
Read moreInsurance Agent Given Jail Time for Selling Annuity to Elderly Woman With Dementia
A California insurance agent has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for selling an annuity to an 83-year-old woman who allegedly . . . ...
Read moreReverse Mortgage Borrowers Are Getting Younger, Which May Not Be a Good Thing
The age of reverse mortgage borrowers is dropping, according to a new study by MetLife. . .
Read moreNew Rule Requires Homebound Medicare Patients to See Doctors
Doctors must now meet face-to-face with their patients who are receiving home health care if the patient's visits are to be reimbursed . . .
Read moreGroup Calls for Federal Probe into Florida's Firing of Nursing Home Advocate
A nursing home advocacy group is calling on the federal government to investigate Florida governor Rick Scott's recent . . .
Read moreMedicare Recipients Can Now See Results of Home Health Agency Patient Surveys
Given the choice, most seniors who need help with care would prefer to remain at home rather than move . . . ...
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