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...
View ArticlePennsylvania 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...
View ArticleDay 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleHealth 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleAm 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...
View ArticleFederal 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleOut-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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleDebate 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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