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December 2005

• Congress is Reducing Long-term Care Assistance for the Elderly and the Disabled, December 30, 2005
• Making Spirits Bright This Holiday Season, December 23, 2005
• Medicare Part D and Dual Eligibility, December 16, 2005
• Medicaid Alert, December 9, 2005
• Special Education Update, December 2, 2005

November 2005

• Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005, November 25, 2005
• Keep Estate Planning Documents Current, November 18, 2005
• Alzheimer's Disease and Testamentary Capacity, November 11, 2005
• The COBRA Disability Extension, November 4, 2005

October 2005

• Assisted Living Facility Financial Help for Veterans, October 28, 2005
• Will an Adult Disabled Child Lose Medicaid when the Child's Parent Dies or Retires?, October 21, 2005
• Intergenerational Help is New Trend, October 14, 2005
• Medicare Part D: More Considerations, October 7, 2005

September 2005

• Medicare Rates for 2006, September 30, 2005
• Smart Planning with Long-term Care Insurance, September 23, 2005
• Medicare Part D, Part II, September 16, 2005
• Medicare Part D, September 9, 2005
• Genworth Financial Annual Cost of Care Survey, September 2, 2005

August 2005

• Long-term Care Planning for Unmarried or Same Sex Couples, August 26, 2005
• Medicaid's Uncertain Future, August 19, 2005
• The Accelerating Caregiver Burden, August 12, 2005
• What Assets Should I Leave my Children, August 5, 2005

July 2005

• Falls and Fall Prevention, July 29, 2005
• Avoiding Common Investment Mistakes, July 22, 2005
• Oast & Hook Seminar, July 15, 2005
• Annuity News from the Medicaid Manual, July 8, 2005
• Closing in on the Future of the Estate Tax, July 1, 2005

June 2005

• Medicaid Myths, Part Three, June 24, 2005
• More Medicaid Myths, June 17, 2005
• Medicaid Estate Recovery Update, June 10, 2005
• Report from the 2005 Symposium of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, June 3, 2005

May 2005

• Report from the Hampton Roads Tax Forum, May 27, 2005
• Medicaid Myths, May 20, 2005
• Connecticut Governor Withdraws Medicaid Waiver Application, May 13, 2005
• Report from the National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform Conference, May 6, 2005

April 2005

• Charitable Giving Through Life Insurance, April 29, 2005
• Reauthorized IDEA Becomes IDEIA, April 22, 2005
• Medicare Drug Coverage and "Dual Eligibles", April 15, 2005
• Virginia Law and Spendthrift Trusts, April 8, 2005
• Common Elder Law Planning Errors, April 1, 2005

March 2005

• Lessons from the Case of Terri Schiavo, March 25, 2005
• Reader Feedback, March 18, 2005
• Special Needs Trusts - Allowable Disbursements, March 11, 2005
• Self-Settled Special Needs Trusts and Social Security, March 4, 2005

February 2005

• HB 2601 Update - Tabled for the 2005 Session of the Virginia General Assembly, February 25, 2005
• Supplemental Security Income Rule Changes, February 18, 2005
• Oast & Hook Seminar Recap, February 11, 2005
• House Bill 2601 Update, February, 2005

January 2005

• Legislative Update - HB 2601, January 28, 2005
• Guideline for Fiduciary Compensation, January 21, 2005
• Oast & Hook Seminar Long-term Care: Issues and Answers, January 14, 2005
• Pensions, Divorce and Medicaid, January 7, 2005