Diesmart.com » Elder Law http://diesmart.com Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:55:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= It’s Donate Life Monthhttp://diesmart.com/elder-law/its-donate-life-month/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/its-donate-life-month/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:55:11 +0000 Minna Vallentine http://diesmart.com/?p=7467 Related posts and pages:
  • End Of Life Counseling Stays in Health Care Reform Bill End of Life counseling just won’t die.   In the proposed health care legislation today, the bill would allow doctors to bill Medicare for spending time with their patients discussing end of life choices. The full text of the proposed health care reform bill can be found here…http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/house_bill_102909.pdf?sid=ST2009102902154  The exact words defining end of life planning [...]...
  • Let’s talk about dying! Today is National Health Care Directives Day.   A day to talk about death.    A day to talk about Living Wills and Health Care Power of Attorney forms, referred to as advance health care directives. Why is it important to talk about dying and health care directives.  It’s simple.     We will all die.   However,  the way we will [...]...
  • Twitter – When do the Tweets stop? If a Twitter user dies, here are the steps you must take to remove his or her account or to save a backup of their public Tweets. Contact Twitter at privacy [Email address: privacy #AT# twitter.com - replace #AT# with @ ] or by mail or fax at: Twitter Inc. c/o Trust and Safety 795 [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/its-donate-life-month/feed/ 0 Let’s talk about dying!http://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/lets-talk-about-dying/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/lets-talk-about-dying/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:01:25 +0000 Kathy Lane http://diesmart.com/?p=7451 Related posts and pages:
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2011 National, state and local organizations have joined together to ensure that all adults have the opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions. Too often, someone’s wishes are not known and steps are taken during a critical medical situation that he or she would not have wanted. Have you done any advance healthcare planning? Do [...]...
  • End Of Life Counseling Stays in Health Care Reform Bill End of Life counseling just won’t die.   In the proposed health care legislation today, the bill would allow doctors to bill Medicare for spending time with their patients discussing end of life choices. The full text of the proposed health care reform bill can be found here…http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/house_bill_102909.pdf?sid=ST2009102902154  The exact words defining end of life planning [...]...
  • It’s Donate Life Month This is Donate Life Month. It’s a good time to think about how you can help others. Just pledge to donate your organs, tissues and corneas to others when you die; by doing so, you may save up to eight lives and enhance the lives of many others. Did you know that as of March [...]...
  • Free Offer Thanks for joining Kathy Lane on Michael Baisden. As a thanks for tuning in, we’d like to offer the first chapter in Die Smart: 11 Mistakes that Cost Your Family When You Die, as a free download. Just enter your name and email address below and you’ll be on your way to smarter planning. “Die$mart, tackles [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/lets-talk-about-dying/feed/ 0 25 Documents You Need Before You Diehttp://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/25-documents-you-need-before-you-die/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/25-documents-you-need-before-you-die/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:37 +0000 Minna Vallentine http://diesmart.com/?p=7318 Related posts and pages:
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2011 National, state and local organizations have joined together to ensure that all adults have the opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions. Too often, someone’s wishes are not known and steps are taken during a critical medical situation that he or she would not have wanted. Have you done any advance healthcare planning? Do [...]...
  • Health Debate Isn’t About Health In an effort to help DieSmart visitors become more educated about the significance of the proposed health care reform legislation, DieSmart will aggregate and post articles from a variety of sources for your review. Health Debate Isn’t About Health – WSJ.com.Recent Posts: April 28, 2012: It’s Donate Life Month — This is Donate Life Month. It’s a [...]...
  • When I Go Away: Getting Your Digital Affairs in Order I just read an article which talks about the need to leave information about your online accounts so your heirs will know what they have to deal with after you die. It’s well worth reading for the information it provides. What it doesn’t tell you is exactly what you have to do to close out [...]...
  • Free Offer Thanks for joining Kathy Lane on Michael Baisden. As a thanks for tuning in, we’d like to offer the first chapter in Die Smart: 11 Mistakes that Cost Your Family When You Die, as a free download. Just enter your name and email address below and you’ll be on your way to smarter planning. “Die$mart, tackles [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/25-documents-you-need-before-you-die/feed/ 0 National Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2011http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/national-healthcare-decisions-day-%e2%80%93-april-16-2011/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/national-healthcare-decisions-day-%e2%80%93-april-16-2011/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:02:39 +0000 Minna Vallentine http://diesmart.com/?p=7226 Related posts and pages:
  • Let’s talk about dying! Today is National Health Care Directives Day.   A day to talk about death.    A day to talk about Living Wills and Health Care Power of Attorney forms, referred to as advance health care directives. Why is it important to talk about dying and health care directives.  It’s simple.     We will all die.   However,  the way we will [...]...
  • Facebook.com/healthcare.gov and Long Term Care The Health and Human Service Department has announced the launch of HealthCare.gov on Facebook. If you visit healthcare.gov, you will find several tools that can help consumers make educated choices about their medical care. One of the tools is titled “Nursing Home Compare”.     It provides a list of U.S. nursing homes which includes demographics (location [...]...
  • End Of Life Counseling Stays in Health Care Reform Bill End of Life counseling just won’t die.   In the proposed health care legislation today, the bill would allow doctors to bill Medicare for spending time with their patients discussing end of life choices. The full text of the proposed health care reform bill can be found here…http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/house_bill_102909.pdf?sid=ST2009102902154  The exact words defining end of life planning [...]...
  • Thank You Thank you for your interest in DieSmart. Click here to download your free report. “A Must reference book for all of us who are helping parents with their estate planning and our own as well.” – Nanette M. Circo Recent Posts: April 28, 2012: It’s Donate Life Month — This is Donate Life Month. It’s [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/national-healthcare-decisions-day-%e2%80%93-april-16-2011/feed/ 0 CLASS Act – A national long-term care insurance progranhttp://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/class-act-a-national-long-term-care-insurance-progran/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/class-act-a-national-long-term-care-insurance-progran/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:26:14 +0000 Minna Vallentine http://diesmart.com/?p=7193 Related posts and pages:
  • Long Term Health Care–”..Number 1 issue…over the next decade.”" David Pitt of the Associated Press submitted an eye opening article for the San Jose Mercury News today–4/2/09.  It was a very clear warning about how the long term care costs will negatively impact the lives of most every retired American over the next decade. It’s great and easy reading. You’ll find the article at: [...]...
  • Facebook.com/healthcare.gov and Long Term Care The Health and Human Service Department has announced the launch of HealthCare.gov on Facebook. If you visit healthcare.gov, you will find several tools that can help consumers make educated choices about their medical care. One of the tools is titled “Nursing Home Compare”.     It provides a list of U.S. nursing homes which includes demographics (location [...]...
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2011 National, state and local organizations have joined together to ensure that all adults have the opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions. Too often, someone’s wishes are not known and steps are taken during a critical medical situation that he or she would not have wanted. Have you done any advance healthcare planning? Do [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/class-act-a-national-long-term-care-insurance-progran/feed/ 0 Medical Identity Thefthttp://diesmart.com/funerals/medical-identity-theft/ http://diesmart.com/funerals/medical-identity-theft/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 05:29:10 +0000 Minna Vallentine http://diesmart.com/?p=6865 Related posts and pages:
  • AOL – Will you be online forever? AOL makes it easy for you to keep, access or cancel the account of a loved one.  Any member of the deceased’s family can call AOL member services at 800-827-6364.  You will be asked for some information about the deceased and your relation to him or her.   Then they will send paperwork that needs to [...]...
  • Comcast – Can a deceased’s email account be accessed? According to a Comcast representative, anyone who knows the last 4 digits of the deceased’s Social Security number, their account number or the amount of their most recent payment can cancel a deceased’s account. However, accessing that account will be more difficult.  If you want access but do not know the password that was used by the [...]...
  • When I Go Away: Getting Your Digital Affairs in Order I just read an article which talks about the need to leave information about your online accounts so your heirs will know what they have to deal with after you die. It’s well worth reading for the information it provides. What it doesn’t tell you is exactly what you have to do to close out [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/funerals/medical-identity-theft/feed/ 0 What does the health care bill mean for you?http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/medicaid-long-term-care-insurance-elder-law/what-does-the-health-care-bill-mean-for-you/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/medicaid-long-term-care-insurance-elder-law/what-does-the-health-care-bill-mean-for-you/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:38:39 +0000 Kathy Lane http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/medicaid-long-term-care-insurance-elder-law/what-does-the-health-care-bill-mean-for-you/ Related posts and pages:
  • End Of Life Counseling Stays in Health Care Reform Bill End of Life counseling just won’t die.   In the proposed health care legislation today, the bill would allow doctors to bill Medicare for spending time with their patients discussing end of life choices. The full text of the proposed health care reform bill can be found here…http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/house_bill_102909.pdf?sid=ST2009102902154  The exact words defining end of life planning [...]...
  • Health Debate Isn’t About Health In an effort to help DieSmart visitors become more educated about the significance of the proposed health care reform legislation, DieSmart will aggregate and post articles from a variety of sources for your review. Health Debate Isn’t About Health – WSJ.com.Recent Posts: April 28, 2012: It’s Donate Life Month — This is Donate Life Month. It’s a [...]...
  • Long Term Health Care–”..Number 1 issue…over the next decade.”" David Pitt of the Associated Press submitted an eye opening article for the San Jose Mercury News today–4/2/09.  It was a very clear warning about how the long term care costs will negatively impact the lives of most every retired American over the next decade. It’s great and easy reading. You’ll find the article at: [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/medicaid-long-term-care-insurance-elder-law/what-does-the-health-care-bill-mean-for-you/feed/ 0 End Of Life Counseling Stays in Health Care Reform Billhttp://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/end-of-life-counseling-stays-in-health-care-reform-bill/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/end-of-life-counseling-stays-in-health-care-reform-bill/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:13:40 +0000 Kathy Lane http://diesmart.com/?p=6561 Related posts and pages:
  • What does the health care bill mean for you? Yes, the proposed health care reform bill is 2,000 pages long.   Yes, Nancy Pelosi expects Congress to vote on this bill this weekend. If you’ve been wondering what’s in it for you, this article in the Wall Street Journal turns the bill into language mere mortals can understand. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html?mod=rss_Today’s_Most_Popular Of special interest is the language regarding Medicare…and the [...]...
  • Health Debate Isn’t About Health In an effort to help DieSmart visitors become more educated about the significance of the proposed health care reform legislation, DieSmart will aggregate and post articles from a variety of sources for your review. Health Debate Isn’t About Health – WSJ.com.Recent Posts: April 28, 2012: It’s Donate Life Month — This is Donate Life Month. It’s a [...]...
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2011 National, state and local organizations have joined together to ensure that all adults have the opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions. Too often, someone’s wishes are not known and steps are taken during a critical medical situation that he or she would not have wanted. Have you done any advance healthcare planning? Do [...]...
  • Thank You Thank you for your interest in DieSmart. Click here to download your free report. “A Must reference book for all of us who are helping parents with their estate planning and our own as well.” – Nanette M. Circo Recent Posts: April 28, 2012: It’s Donate Life Month — This is Donate Life Month. It’s [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/end-of-life-counseling-stays-in-health-care-reform-bill/feed/ 0 World Alzheimer’s Dayhttp://diesmart.com/elder-law/durable-power-of-attorney-form/world-alzheimers-day/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/durable-power-of-attorney-form/world-alzheimers-day/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:45:06 +0000 Kathy Lane http://diesmart.com/elder-law/durable-power-of-attorney-form/world-alzheimers-day/ Related posts and pages:
  • Health Debate Isn’t About Health In an effort to help DieSmart visitors become more educated about the significance of the proposed health care reform legislation, DieSmart will aggregate and post articles from a variety of sources for your review. Health Debate Isn’t About Health – WSJ.com.Recent Posts: April 28, 2012: It’s Donate Life Month — This is Donate Life Month. It’s a [...]...
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2011 National, state and local organizations have joined together to ensure that all adults have the opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions. Too often, someone’s wishes are not known and steps are taken during a critical medical situation that he or she would not have wanted. Have you done any advance healthcare planning? Do [...]...
  • House of Representatives Passes H.R. 4154 On December 3rd the House passed H.R. 4154, the Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farms, and Small business Act of 2009 by a vote of 225 to 200. The bill willl permently extend the tax exempton and the maximum tax at the current rate.  As of 2009, the estate tax deduction is set at [...]...
  • Free Offer Thanks for joining Kathy Lane on Michael Baisden. As a thanks for tuning in, we’d like to offer the first chapter in Die Smart: 11 Mistakes that Cost Your Family When You Die, as a free download. Just enter your name and email address below and you’ll be on your way to smarter planning. “Die$mart, tackles [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/durable-power-of-attorney-form/world-alzheimers-day/feed/ 1 Health Debate Isn’t About Healthhttp://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/health-debate-isnt-about-health/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/health-debate-isnt-about-health/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:43:33 +0000 Robin http://diesmart.com/?p=6129 Related posts and pages:
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2011 National, state and local organizations have joined together to ensure that all adults have the opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions. Too often, someone’s wishes are not known and steps are taken during a critical medical situation that he or she would not have wanted. Have you done any advance healthcare planning? Do [...]...
  • Let’s talk about dying! Today is National Health Care Directives Day.   A day to talk about death.    A day to talk about Living Wills and Health Care Power of Attorney forms, referred to as advance health care directives. Why is it important to talk about dying and health care directives.  It’s simple.     We will all die.   However,  the way we will [...]...
  • End Of Life Counseling Stays in Health Care Reform Bill End of Life counseling just won’t die.   In the proposed health care legislation today, the bill would allow doctors to bill Medicare for spending time with their patients discussing end of life choices. The full text of the proposed health care reform bill can be found here…http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/house_bill_102909.pdf?sid=ST2009102902154  The exact words defining end of life planning [...]...
  • Thank You Thank you for your interest in DieSmart. Click here to download your free report. “A Must reference book for all of us who are helping parents with their estate planning and our own as well.” – Nanette M. Circo Recent Posts: April 28, 2012: It’s Donate Life Month — This is Donate Life Month. It’s [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/health-debate-isnt-about-health/feed/ 0 Vicki Iovine: Girlfriends’ Guide To Parenting Your Parents: They Are So Hard To Disciplinehttp://diesmart.com/elder-law/vicki-iovine-girlfriends-guide-to-parenting-your-parents-they-are-so-hard-to-discipline/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/vicki-iovine-girlfriends-guide-to-parenting-your-parents-they-are-so-hard-to-discipline/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:28:06 +0000 Robin http://diesmart.com/?p=5780 Related posts and pages:
  • Health Debate Isn’t About Health In an effort to help DieSmart visitors become more educated about the significance of the proposed health care reform legislation, DieSmart will aggregate and post articles from a variety of sources for your review. Health Debate Isn’t About Health – WSJ.com.Recent Posts: April 28, 2012: It’s Donate Life Month — This is Donate Life Month. It’s a [...]...
  • The Federal Estate Tax Pay attention to the House of Representatives this week! It appears our government is getting ready to decide how to change the current federal estate tax laws over the next couple of weeks. Will the House of Representatives recommend the 2009 $3.5 million federal estate tax exemption allowance become the permanent allowance starting in the [...]...
  • Estate Tax Update-H.R. 4154 Last week, Senator Pomeroy introduced  H.R. 4154.       The bill is scheduled for discussion and a vote later  this week.     The language in H.R. 4154 is very short and to the point.    This Act may be cited as the “Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009″. The bill includes this language:   ” A [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/vicki-iovine-girlfriends-guide-to-parenting-your-parents-they-are-so-hard-to-discipline/feed/ 0 Your Final Wishes: A Low-Key Affair?http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/your-final-wishes-a-low-key-affair/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/your-final-wishes-a-low-key-affair/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:08:43 +0000 Kathy Lane http://diesmart.com/?p=5643 Related posts and pages:
  • The Federal Estate Tax Pay attention to the House of Representatives this week! It appears our government is getting ready to decide how to change the current federal estate tax laws over the next couple of weeks. Will the House of Representatives recommend the 2009 $3.5 million federal estate tax exemption allowance become the permanent allowance starting in the [...]...
  • 25 Documents You Need Before You Die Recently, the Wall Street Journal weekend edition had a very interesting article titled “25 Documents You Need Before You Die.” Basically, it says that you should make sure that the originals of all of your valuable papers are put somewhere safe and that a loved one knows where that safe place is. Otherwise, when you [...]...
  • What does the health care bill mean for you? Yes, the proposed health care reform bill is 2,000 pages long.   Yes, Nancy Pelosi expects Congress to vote on this bill this weekend. If you’ve been wondering what’s in it for you, this article in the Wall Street Journal turns the bill into language mere mortals can understand. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html?mod=rss_Today’s_Most_Popular Of special interest is the language regarding Medicare…and the [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/advance-financial-directives/living-will/your-final-wishes-a-low-key-affair/feed/ 0 Long Term Health Care–”..Number 1 issue…over the next decade.”"http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/long-term-health-care-number-1-issueover-the-next-decade/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/long-term-health-care-number-1-issueover-the-next-decade/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:33:16 +0000 Robin http://diesmart.com/?p=2580 Related posts and pages:
  • What does the health care bill mean for you? Yes, the proposed health care reform bill is 2,000 pages long.   Yes, Nancy Pelosi expects Congress to vote on this bill this weekend. If you’ve been wondering what’s in it for you, this article in the Wall Street Journal turns the bill into language mere mortals can understand. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html?mod=rss_Today’s_Most_Popular Of special interest is the language regarding Medicare…and the [...]...
  • What will happen to the poor little rich dog’s ashes? When Leona Helmsley died, she left $12 million in her will allocated to the care of her beloved Maltese lapdog, Trouble. In 2008, after some of Helmsley’s heirs protested, a judge reduced Trouble’s inheritance to a mere $2 million, saying that $12 million exceeded the amount necessary to care for the dog, even when providing [...]...
  • When I Go Away: Getting Your Digital Affairs in Order I just read an article which talks about the need to leave information about your online accounts so your heirs will know what they have to deal with after you die. It’s well worth reading for the information it provides. What it doesn’t tell you is exactly what you have to do to close out [...]...
]]> http://diesmart.com/elder-law/long-term-care-insurance/long-term-health-care-number-1-issueover-the-next-decade/feed/ 0 What is a Medallion Signature on a Power of Attorney?http://diesmart.com/elder-law/what-is-a-medallion-signature-on-a-power-of-attorney/ http://diesmart.com/elder-law/what-is-a-medallion-signature-on-a-power-of-attorney/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:16:02 +0000 Kathy Lane http://diesmart.com/?p=67 Related posts and pages:
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2011 National, state and local organizations have joined together to ensure that all adults have the opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions. Too often, someone’s wishes are not known and steps are taken during a critical medical situation that he or she would not have wanted. Have you done any advance healthcare planning? Do [...]...
  • Let’s talk about dying! Today is National Health Care Directives Day.   A day to talk about death.    A day to talk about Living Wills and Health Care Power of Attorney forms, referred to as advance health care directives. Why is it important to talk about dying and health care directives.  It’s simple.     We will all die.   However,  the way we will [...]...
  • Vicki Iovine: Girlfriends’ Guide To Parenting Your Parents: They Are So Hard To Discipline Vicki Iovine: Girlfriends’ Guide To Parenting Your Parents: They Are So Hard To Discipline. I only have one parent left out of two biologicals and two in-laws and I cherish her, honestly, I do. But after this week, I’m dangerously close to taking up smoking…..Recent Posts: April 28, 2012: It’s Donate Life Month — This [...]...
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