The Medicare Part D donut hole affects many millions of seniors. Seniors with annual drug expenses exceeding $2,830 had to pay all of their drug costs up to $4,550, at which point catastrophic coverage went into effect. Unfortunately, some seniors in the donut hole did not take or cut up their medications. Consequently, this made their condition worse. Basically, if seniors don’t be sparing or withhold their prescribed drugs, their long-term health improves dramatically. However, the new healthcare law completely phases out the donut hole. Last year, the government sent $250 rebate checks to Medicare recipients in the gap. This…
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is an organization whose goal is to improve the lives of seniors through education, intervention, and resources. The NCOA is also an excellent resource for statistics regarding the health of older Americans. NCOA’s website . Disease A chronic disease is one that is long lasting or reoccurs in the same patient; examples include heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Approximately 80% of seniors have at least one chronic disease, and 50% are dealing with at least two. The National Governors Association states that 75% of the national money spent on health care is used…
From the PBS 2005 Show “& Thou Shalt Honor” some clips Expert Advice Honor the Father and Mother The Challenges of Caregiving Benefits of Prevention See other PBS shows previously mentioned in our Blogs Living Old – broken down Living Old Young at Heart
If you are a small business owner, health care reform has little to do with politics, and everything to do with how it impacts your business. Try telling that to our representatives in Washington, who seem to bat it about like a cat playing with a mouse. Popular opinion concludes that health care reform is a costly undertaking for small businesses. But, is “popular opinion” right? Some experts say no.In fact, some experts say health care reform is good for small business, and repeal would be harmful. A recent article from Gaebler.com, for example, claims that repeal of the healthcare…
Faced with significantly falling tax revenues, states are also contending with increasing service demands, forcing many states to impose new limits on non-Medicaid long-term services and supports
A few weeks ago I posted about the SBA’s focus on women in business. On October 4th, they filed a final rule aimed at expanding federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses (WOSBs). On October 28th, the SBA published a compliance guide to describe “in plain English” requirements to participate in the program. Generally speaking, if one or more women own at least 51 percent of a business that qualifies as “small,” according to the SBA’s size standards, they can participate. The 60-page guide clarifies the contracting, certification and eligibility requirements of the program, which goes into effect early next…
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