Jun 22, 2021 | Healthcare Planning
President Biden has introduced a plan to spend $400 billion over eight years on home health care and community-based care for the elderly and people with disabilities. The money would go to expand access to care and support higher-paying caregiving jobs. As the... 
Jun 11, 2021 | Healthcare Planning
Polypharmacy, or better described as the use of multiple prescription medications concurrently, is a prevalent issue in elderly Americans. The more medications a person takes, the higher the risk of dangerous drug-drug interactions and increased possibility of... 
Apr 30, 2021 | Healthcare Planning
The healthcare industry is under siege by huge tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Some of the businesses are underway, like storing medical records in the cloud for a fee or using patient forms that have been “anonymized” to create new... 
Nov 27, 2020 | Healthcare Planning, Long-Term Care Planning, Medicaid Planning
Homeownership is the American Dream. People work hard all their lives to own a home, and it is often their most valuable and significant possession. So when health begins to fail and the need for long-term care arises, we often get this fear-filled question from our... 
Nov 6, 2020 | Healthcare Planning
We owe immense gratitude to those who are caring for the sick, and to those who support those workers. At the same time, we should be skeptical of bills we may be presented for that care. The struggle to contain health-care costs in this country is now a fixture in... 
Jun 19, 2020 | Elder Law, Healthcare Planning, Medicaid Planning
According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), fully 76 percent of US hospitals are using some form of telehealth for their patient groups. Through the use of videoconferencing over wireless devices and remote health tech monitoring, telehealth can connect...