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| May 3, 2013

Obama’s Proposed Budget Would Increase Veterans Funding

Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) May 3, 2013 – President Obama proposed a budget that would grant significant increases to VA funding. The President’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014, beginning October, 2013, allocates $152.7 billion to the Department…

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| | April 24, 2013

Report Says VA Wait Times Long and Growing

Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) April 24, 2013 – A new report says wait times and claims backlogs for veterans filing for disability are growing. The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) has released a report detailing the findings of…

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| | April 17, 2013

FDA Proposal Would Loosen Rules on Approving Alzheimer’s Treatments

Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) April 17, 2013 – The FDA plans to ease the rules governing approval of new Alzheimer’s treatments. Under the proposal, drug companies would no longer be required to demonstrate in clinical trials that their…

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| | March 28, 2013

Medicaid Expansion Crucial, Says Richmond Hospital CEO

Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) March 28, 2013 – The Virginia General Assembly should expand Medicaid coverage, a major Richmond employer warned. The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System’s CEO, Dr. Sheldon M. Retchin, recently spoke before a House Appropriations…

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| | March 5, 2013

Use Caution When Designating Beneficiaries for Investment Accounts

Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) March 5, 2013 – Beneficiary forms can derail your carefully-laid estate plans. On a wide variety of investment vehicles, people have the option of directly naming beneficiaries for those assets. The advantage is that…

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| | February 27, 2013

Consider A Special Needs Trust, Suggests Estate Planning Attorney

Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) February 27, 2013 – Leaving a secure future in place for a special needs child can be a daunting task. One of the hardest things for the parents of a special needs child to…

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