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The Pittsburgh Post Gazette recently ran an article entitled "Special-needs trusts can provide for disabled children".This Article highlights an essential planning tool for individuals with special needs and their loved ones, but also the complexity of such planning. Special needs planning requires a strong estate planning foundation in addition a working knowledge of public benefits…

Surprise! Surprise! Another blow to healthcare reform. In an August 7, 2009 letter to the House Subcommittee on Health, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) concludes:

"Although different types of preventive care have different effects on spending, the evidence suggests that for most preventive services, expanded utilization leads to higher, not lower, medical spending overall."

"Researchers…

PNHP is a group of 16,000 doctors nationwide who advocate for single payor national health insurance for the purpose of "removing the wasteful insurance company middlemen from our health system and redirecting the resultant savings into care."

For an alternative view on the progress of health care reform from a different prospective, check their website…

Mike Cassidy has been named again as one of  America’s Best Lawyers in Healthcare , for the 2010 list.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For a quarter century, we have helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in unfamiliar jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties.

Best Lawyers compiles lists…

HR 2536, The Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, See http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-2536 has been introduced in the House by Congressman Robert Wexler.  Although there is a long process ahead this first step provides hope for much needed relief for the U.S. nursing shortage as it will make immigrant visas specifically available for nurses.  These visas are currently …

Findings by the Council were that the broken US Immigration System risks serious consequences to U.S. national interests:

Specifically:

– Weaken US Economy

– Jeopardize Diplomacy

– Imperil National Security

Council on Foreign Relations Press Release:

http://www.aila.org/content/fileviewer.aspx?docid=29470&linkid=206416

Council on Foreign Relations Report on Immigration Policy:

http://www.aila.org/content/fileviewer.aspx?docid=29470&linkid=206410

The August Visa Bulletin was just released. Currently Employment Based Category Three (Skilled Worker) remains unavailable and Employment Based Category Two (Advanced Degree Professional) for India is backlogged to October 1, 2003. For all other countries Advanced Degree Professional Immigrant visas are currently available. Please see August 2009 State Department Visa Bulletin

Piyush Seth
412.594.5640

Med Law Blog Editor

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