Yesterday Congress passed, and President Obama signed, legislation averting for the time being a trip over the “Fiscal Cliff.” I say “for the time being” because the real slugfest is ahead during the 113th Congress. The deal did very little to address stupendous amounts of debt … Continue Reading
That is a fair question. As anyone who has not been in a coma the past six months knows, there has been a bit of a fiscal crisis affecting the government. Two sides of the equation are in contention: Cut spending or raise taxes. The likely outcome will be a compromise involving … Continue Reading
The false Medicare “Improvement Standard” under which the Medicare program and its payment contractors have sought to deny nursing home and other benefits for individuals who “fail to progress” or who have “plateaued” is about to be buried. The funeral is scheduled sometime after … Continue Reading
Guest Column
There have been tremendous changes and fluctuations in the long term care insurance industry in the last 15 years. The cost of care has more than double while the cost for long term care insurance has tripled and in some cases quadrupled. There are also fewer … Continue Reading
Shiver me timbers! Errr . . . Bend Me I-Beams! Crack Me Concrete!
Seeing is believing! Check this photo gallery to see the destructive force of . . . PAPER!
Vets . . . you ever wonder why those applications take soooo long? Or why once an application has been filed it can take … Continue Reading