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Medicaid mistakes your lawyer should watch for

About a week ago, I stopped to chat with a man outside the West Chester Wawa across the street from my office. The subject arose as to what we do for a living and the man noted how unfortunate it is...

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Pennsylvania Finally Passes Its Budget – A Recap

Three weeks ago when my column was safely put to bed for the September 21 edition, I received a telephone message at home from a Sunday staffer asking if I would like to make any revisions since it had...

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Day With Embreeville Retirees Raises State Medicare Insurance Questions

Last Monday I had the honor of serving as guest speaker for the 23rd Annual Embreeville Retirees Annual Meeting.   It gave me the chance to catch up with Eleanor Sauler and Barbara Newsuan, among...

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The Worst Law for Seniors Fails to Pass

It does make a difference when readers speak out on subjects that matter to them and now there is proof. Almost five months ago I wrote a column about a bill introduced into the Pennsylvania...

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Health Care Reform – a Personal Update

Halloween week seemed a good time to receive Health Plan Renewal and Open Enrollment forms from my health insurance broker.   The thick packet received last week did not disappoint.  It was scary...

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How to Settle an Estate Without a Family Feud

Funerals and weddings can bring out the best in people, or the worst.  For the family member entrusted with resolving an estate, serving as Executor or Executrix can be a mixed blessing. On the one...

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How to Know Which Medicare Insurance You Have

Recently, my brother, Jeff Jones, who works with me at our offices on Market Street, made an interesting observation.  With all the many names given to Medicare private insurance plans, it is difficult...

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Am I A Wealth Manager Question Confronts Columnist

Last summer one of the more intriguing messages I received at the office came from a very unexpected source.   Five Star Professional, an independent  market research company in association with...

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Federal Estate Tax – Is a Prediction Fulfilled?

Last year, on September 15, 2008 with the presidential election almost two months away, I predicted that, whether McCain or Obama won the White House, the result for Federal Estate taxes would be the...

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What Happens Without a Power of Attorney?

Sometimes readers suggest ideas for columns.  One suggestion that has arisen more than once is “you really should tell people what happens if they do not have a valid power of attorney.” Powers of...

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Out-of-Hospital Nonresuscitation Act addresses end-of-life decisions

Recently a reader from Kennett Square requested that I clarify a statement made by a physician regarding living wills. The information given by the physician was that “if someone who has a living will...

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Why the Health Care Reform Debate Will Not Go Away

On the Saturday before Labor Day, I found myself comfortably seated at my sister Joanne’s house sharing, like many other Americans in a family barbecue of hamburgers, hot dogs, ice cream and other...

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Debate continues on state budget, health care reform

As September reaches its midpoint and we adjust to the chillier Pennsylvania weather, two apparently unrelated stories carry the same theme. The debate seems to go on forever and answers may depend on...

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