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... 
Mar 10, 2020 | Caregiving, Directive to Physicians, Elder Law, Healthcare Planning, Long-Term Care Planning, Medical Power of Attorney
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes a progression of symptoms including body tremors, limb rigidity, Bradykinesia (slow movement), as well as balance and gait problems. The cause of Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains largely unknown. One... 
Jan 28, 2020 | Healthcare Planning, Medicaid Planning
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are looking to the future of the US health care system, and it is projected to be overloaded with seniors needing medical care. In 2010 the US elderly population accounted for about 13 percent of the US population yet...