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		<title>Column: &#8216;A CLASS Act deserves support&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a column in the Oakland [CA] Tribune, Washington insiders Cokie and Steven V. Roberts call for approval of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act. The measure, part of the health care bill, would allow workers to pay into a fund that would then pay a stipend if they become disabled. CLASS, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday gifts can jeopardize benefits for people with disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Giving gifts to a people with developmental disabilities, like Sarah Michael (left, with her family), during the holiday season can put their government benefits in jeopardy if not done properly. If the gifts or benefits exceed $2,000 in total assets, the government can freeze critical benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare, Supplemental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Parents lack long-term plans for kids with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/04/10/financial-planning-14059/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Harris Interactive poll has found that most parents of children with disabilities lack a plan to cover a lifetime of care, and those who do plan often make mistakes that could disqualify their child from receiving government services. The research was sponsored by the Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. In a poll of 580 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special needs planning &#8212; What happens when parents die?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Wall Street Journal: A growing number of financial service companies are springing up to help parents provide for the future care of their children with disabilities. They help navigate the maze of federal and state programs, and assist parents in setting up trusts, coordinating estate plans, and educating future caregivers. These tasks have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial planning for kids with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/10/01/financial-planning-disabilities-3353/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. News &#38; World Report lays out a list of tips for financial planning on behalf of children with disabilities. Many of these kids will require financial support throughout their lives, writes Kimberly Palmer. Government programs can cover some basic medical care, but people will lose eligibility if they have more than $2,000 in assets. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special-needs trust can assure support for kids with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/04/28/special-needs-trust-can-assure-support-for-kids-with-disabilities-2029/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Kansas City Star: An estimated one in 26 American families is raising children with disabilities, yet more than 80 percent of parents of these children have not established a special-needs trust. A special-needs trust provides financial protection to those with disabilities, and also preserves their eligibility for Medicaid, Social Security income and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating independence for adults with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/11/05/creating-independence-for-adults-with-disabilities-737/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martha Blue-Banning of the Beach Center on Disability at the University of Kansas presents two very helpful articles this month. She offers both a personal vision for parents who are seeking to assist their adult children in becoming independent, and a toolkit for developing assets and avoiding a life of poverty. Writing in the Down [...]]]></description>
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