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	<title>Illinois Medicaid Lawyer</title>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
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My name is Tom Olofsson. I am a lawyer. I help families plan for the future.


My office  phone is (773) 905-1193
For more info please visit my main site http://www.mytrustlawyer.com
My hope is that this site will make it easy for you to find out about estate planning and to see if you would like me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Medicaid Penalty Period?</title>
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by Tom Olofsson, Attorney at Law, www.MyTrustLawyer.com (773) 905-1193
When a person applies for Medicaid benefits their financial paperwork is carefully looked at.
The Medicaid Department looks for certain gifts or transfers. If transfers were made then Medicaid calculates whether a penalty will result. Medicaid will not pay the medical bills of the person during this penalty [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.illinoismedicaidlawyer.org/articles/what-is-the-medicaid-penalty-period</link>
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		<title>Can Medicaid Take My Assets?</title>
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by Tom Olofsson, Attorney at Law, www.MyTrustLawyer.com (773) 905-1193
In years past a person could give away his home and money and qualify for government health benefits (Medicaid) the next day.
In 2006 new rules were put into effect in most state which effectively limit the amount of assets which may be given away and still qualify [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.illinoismedicaidlawyer.org/articles/can-medicaid-take-my-assets</link>
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		<title>What Does An Elder Attorney Do?</title>
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by Tom Olofsson, Attorney at Law, www.MyTrustLawyer.com (773) 905-1193
What does an elder attorney do?
An Elder Attorney works in the area of Elder Law. Elder Law is a broad category of legal practice. It includes many of the issues that are important to Seniors and to their families.
It touches upon several areas and combines them into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Nursing Homes Like Prisons?</title>
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by Tom Olofsson, Attorney at Law, www.MyTrustLawyer.com (773) 905-1193
An Associated Press report, which was picked up by several newspapers, states that some nursing home residents feel as though they are being held against their will. They allege that nursing homes have a strangle hold on Medicaid reinbursements. These residents state that it is too hard [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.illinoismedicaidlawyer.org/articles/are-nursing-homes-like-prisons</link>
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		<title>Why Avoid Probate?</title>
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When you give someone a gift you sign a check. When you buy a meal in a restaurant you sign a credit card receipt. When you sell your home you sign a deed.
In each of these situations it is your signature which marks that the sale has taken place.
If you wish to give assets to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.illinoismedicaidlawyer.org/articles/why-avoid-probate</link>
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		<title>Important Notice</title>
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The information in this website is accurate to the best of my knowledge.  It reflects the laws in the State of Illinois at the time the pages were written.  Every effort has been made to make them readable and understandable to non-lawyers because of this they are necessarily general in nature.
Visiting this website [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aging in America</title>
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Register to attend NAELA&#8217;s October 30 webcast
 Join AARP and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) for &#8220;Aging in America: How to Plan for it,&#8221; a webcast on how to plan for the senior years of life. AARP&#8217;s William Stoner and NAELA&#8217;s Ronald Fatoullah and Bernard A. Krooks discuss what families can do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.illinoismedicaidlawyer.org/events/aging-in-america</link>
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