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FHA Eases Condo Rules, Expanding Reverse Mortgage Market

Through a new rule announced Wednesday, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is making it easier for condo owners to get reverse mortgages and other FHA financing. Source/more: Reverse Mortgages Daily Related: The Inverted Yield Curve’s Potential Effects on Reverse Mortgages For a complete list of upcoming seminars, visit our website at www.davidwingate.com. Peace of mind is only a call or click away! For an Initial Consultation call Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate at (301) 663-9230 or visit www.davidwingate.com David Wingate is an estate planning and elder law attorney at Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate. The Estate…

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Financial Abuse of Older Adults by Family Members More Common Than Scams by Strangers

Despite numerous telephone, mail and internet scams directed toward older adults, relatives may perpetrate more financial elder abuse than strangers, suggests a new study by experts at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Source/more: EurekAlert   For a complete list of upcoming seminars, visit our website at www.davidwingate.com. Peace of mind is only a call or click away! For an Initial Consultation call Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate at (301) 663-9230 or visit www.davidwingate.com David Wingate is an estate planning and elder law attorney at Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate. The Estate and Elder Planning…

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Bankruptcy Among the Elderly Is On the Rise

Bankruptcy in the United States has undergone a rapid “graying” over the past few decades. Source/more: Forbes Related: Seniors’ Household Debt Now Exceeds Debt During Financial Crisis   For a complete list of upcoming seminars, visit our website at www.davidwingate.com. Peace of mind is only a call or click away! For an Initial Consultation call Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate at (301) 663-9230 or visit www.davidwingate.com David Wingate is an estate planning and elder law attorney at Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate. The Estate and Elder Planning office services clients with powers of attorneys, living wills,…

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Pelosi Guides House Democrats Down Careful ‘Medicare for All’ Path

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is guiding House Democrats along a narrow path as she seeks to convince party progressives that the idea of providing Medicare for everyone in the U.S. is being taken seriously, while assuring moderates that the House won’t move too far, too fast. Source/more: Bloomberg Related: McConnell Dismisses Medicare for All: Not While GOP Controls Senate   For a complete list of upcoming seminars, visit our website at www.davidwingate.com. Peace of mind is only a call or click away! For an Initial Consultation call Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate at (301) 663-9230 or visit www.davidwingate.com David…

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House to Vote on Bipartisan Retirement Bill in May

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Thursday that the House is expected to vote in the next few weeks on a bipartisan bill aimed at encouraging retirement savings, as lawmakers and industry groups are hopeful that legislation on the issue can get enacted this year. Source/more: The Hill Read bill summary   For a complete list of upcoming seminars, visit our website at www.davidwingate.com. Peace of mind is only a call or click away! For an Initial Consultation call Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate at (301) 663-9230 or visit www.davidwingate.com David Wingate is an estate planning and…

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Democratic Proposals to Overhaul Health Care: A 2020 Primer

About 20 million Americans have gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act since it was passed in 2010, but nearly 9 percent — 30 million people — still don’t have health insurance. Source/more: The Hill     For a complete list of upcoming seminars, visit our website at www.davidwingate.com. Peace of mind is only a call or click away! For an Initial Consultation call Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate at (301) 663-9230 or visit www.davidwingate.com David Wingate is an estate planning and elder law attorney at Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate. The Estate and Elder Planning…

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How the Gender Pay Gap Hurts Women’s Retirement, 401(k) Plans

Any woman who isn’t investing money in a 401(k) plan — or maybe only sets aside a tiny amount — needs to realize that the retirement game is stacked against her. Source/more: Detroit Free Press   For a complete list of upcoming seminars, visit our website at www.davidwingate.com. Peace of mind is only a call or click away! For an Initial Consultation call Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate at (301) 663-9230 or visit www.davidwingate.com David Wingate is an estate planning and elder law attorney at Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate. The Estate and Elder Planning office…

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House Democrats Launch Drug Pricing Investigation into 12 Major Companies

The House Oversight Committee on Monday announced an investigation into 12 pharmaceutical companies and their drug-pricing methods, billing it as one of the broadest inquiries in decades into how drug manufacturers set prices. Source/more: STAT Related: Medicare Part D Could Have Saved $14.4 Billion in 2016 by Negotiating as the VA Did         For a complete list of upcoming seminars, visit our website at www.davidwingate.com. Peace of mind is only a call or click away! For an Initial Consultation call Estate and Elder Planning by David Wingate at (301) 663-9230 or visit www.davidwingate.com David Wingate is an…

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What Is Estate Planning, & Why Is It Important?

You’ve heard the term “estate planning” thrown around by family, friends, and news reports, but you don’t quite know what it all means and why it’s so important. Is estate planning just making sure you have a will written out or are there other aspects to the process? And, if you’re still young, do you need to worry about estate planning yet?   What Is Estate Planning? Estate planning is making plans about who will receive your personal items – cars, house, financial assets – in the event of your death. Additionally, designating who will care for your children, finding…

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ACL Profiles East Bay Area Olmstead Integration Program

East Bay Innovations (EBI) is a non-profit agency that has been providing integrated employment supports to people with disabilities in the San Francisco Bay area since 1994. Today, EBI provides employment supports to 200 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities including 145 people who are employed in the community. EBI receives HCBS waiver funding through the Regional Center of the East Bay. Medicaid funds services such as long-term follow-along coaching services provided through supported employment after the individual’s Department of Rehabilitation case closes. The center is one of 21 regional centers in California that contract with the state’s Department of…

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