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Legacy | Veterans Law 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…
Elder Law | Estate Planning Law | Legacy 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…
Elder Law | Estate Planning Law | Legacy 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…
Elder Law | Estate Planning Law | Legacy 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…
Elder Law | Estate Planning Law | Legacy 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…
Elder Law | Estate Planning Law | Legacy 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…