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December 2006

• Charitable Giving Through Life Insurance, December 29, 2006
• Holiday Tips for Families with Elderly Relatives, December 22, 2006
• Estimating the Medicare Part D "Doughnut Hole", December 15, 2006
• When Should You Start Financial Planning for Retirement? Right Now, December 8, 2006
• Baby Boomers Guide to Nursing Home Care, December 1, 2006

November 2006

• Medicare Part D Revisited, November 24, 2006
• Pooled Trusts, November 17, 2006
• Estate Recovery Update, November 10, 2006
• 2007 Long-term Care Spousal Standards, November 3, 2006

October 2006

• Special Needs Trust Conference and Special Needs Alliance Meeting, October 27, 2006
• Year-End Tax Planning Tips, October 20, 2006
• Medicare Rates for 2007, October 13, 2006
• Report from the American Law Institute/American Bar Association's Elder Law Program, October 6, 2006

September 2006

• Report on the September Meeting of the Virginia Chapter of NAELA, September 29, 2006
• Care Agreements, September 22, 2006
• Life Settlement - Finding Hidden Value in Your Financial Statement, September 15, 2006
• Long-term Care Insurance - A Key Part of Retirement Planning, September 8, 2006
• Means-Tested Medicare Part B Premiums to Start in 2007, September 1, 2006

August 2006

• Pension Protection Act of 2006, August 25, 2006
• Waiver of Elective Share and Medicaid Eligibility, August 18, 2006
• A Not so Sweet Doughnut Hole, August 11, 2006
• Planning for Clients with Assets in Multiple Jurisdictions, August 4, 2006

July 2006

• The Military's Survivor Benefit Plan and the Child with Disabilities, July 28, 2006
• Transmittal #84 Update, July 21, 2006
• New Law, New Opportunities, July 14, 2006
• How Does Medicaid Treat Heir Property?, July 7, 2006

June 2006

• Pet Trusts, June 30, 2006
• Patient Assistance Programs, June 23, 2006
• Update on Proof of Citizenship and Identity for Medicaid and Applicants and Recipients, June 16, 2006
• Estate Planning for Blended Families, June 9, 2006
• Common Errors in Long-term Care Planning, June 2, 2006

May 2006

• Highlights of the Tax Increase Prevention Act, May 26, 2006
• Virginia Medicaid Manual Update Assists Trustees of Special Needs Trusts, May 19, 2006
• Recent US Supreme Court Decision's Impact on Personal Injury Awards and Medicaid, May 12, 2006
• Report from the 2006 NAELA Symposium and the Spring SNA Conference, May 5, 2006

April 2006

• Top Ten Red Flags of Elder Financial Abuse, April 28, 2006
• New Medicare Part D Benefit Parameters, April 21, 2006
• Seniors and Driving, April 14, 2006
• DRA of 2005 Impact on Medicaid, Part IV, April 7, 2006

March 2006

• All Handwritten Wills are Not Valid, March 31, 2006
• Will I Be Liable for My Parent's Nursing Home Bill?, March 24, 2006
• Establishing a Retirement Plan to Maintain a Quality Lifestyle, March 17, 2006
• DRA of 2005 Impact on Medicaid Part III, March 10, 2006
• DRA of 2005 Impact on Medicaid Part II, March 3, 2006

February 2006

• DRA of 2005 Impact on Medicaid Part I, February 24, 2006
• Special Needs Trusts and Structured Settlements, February 17, 2006
• How to Approach Your Parents About Their Estate Plan, February 10, 2006
• Marital Agreements and Reciprocal Wills, February 3, 2006

January 2006

• The Augmented Estate and Certain Life Insurance Proceeds and Vested Retirement Benefits, January 27, 2006
• Care Management Services for People with Disabilities and Mental Illness: A Growing Need, January 20, 2006
• 2005 Deficit Reduction Act and Proof of Citizenship for Medicaid Applicants, January 13, 2006
• 2006 Long-term Care Spousal Standards, January 6, 2006