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Volume 1 - Issue 8

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In this Issue:

National Consumer Law Reports
In Time of Crisis
Patients Seek Aid to Buy Medicine
How Safe is Your Money in the Bank?
Hospital Survival Tips
Scamming the Elderly
The Legacy Spotlight
Crossword Puzzle/Sodoku!

National Consumer Law Center Reports:

Be Wary of Unjust Medical Debt Collection Practices

The National Consumer Law Center's report, "Unhealthy Pursuits: How the Sick and the Vulnerable are Harmed by Abusive Medical Debt Collection Tactics," documents a considerable patturn of abuses by health providers attempting to collect debts from people who cannot pay their debts.

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In Time of Crisis

Courtesy of Debt Counsel for Seniors and the Disabled (DCSD)

Seniors often do not understand the problems they can cause themselves, their families or their businesses in the event of a catastophe that makes them unable to function. It is at this time when access to critical information is of great importance to avoid tremendous financial loss, significant legal problems and ummearsurable emotional turmoil for loved ones.

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Patients Seek Financial Aid to Buy Medicine

Seniors Faring the Worst When it Comes to Credit Card Debt

As the slowed economy swells the numbers of unemployed and unisured, more people are getting help from prescription drug-assistance programs normally aimed at providing medications to the poorest Americans.

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How Safe is Your Money in the Bank?

What You Need to Know about FDIC Insurance

California-based IndyMac Bank failed in July, leading many bank customers to wonder how safe their money really was. For most, the answer is extremely safe. Prior to 1934, bank failures often meant disaster for depositors, but the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) now guaruntees most bank deposits.

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Hospital Survival Tips

Hint: Don't Be Afraid to Ask

Courtesy of Naval Air Station (NAS) News

As many as 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as a result of medical errors. According to an Institute of Medicine report. Some 99,000 people die each year from infections aquired in the hospital, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

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Scamming the Elderly

A Look Into Funeral Fraud

Courtesy of Debt Counsel for Seniors and the Disabled (DCSD)

The funeral industry is federally regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The federal funeral industry regulations commonly known as "The Funeral Rules," regulate certain pricing and sales practices by providers of funeral homes to inquire about the goods and services offered.

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The Legacy Spotlight

Financial Tips from a Wealth Preservation Attorney's Perspective (part 1 of 2)

By Sean Robertson - Wealth Preservation Attorney

My clients often ask for my financial advice despite not being a financial advisor. Seniors want an unbiased perspective and unfortunately sales commissions make many financial advisors hungry to sell financial products rather than assist seniors with their financial needs.

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