In short, if you don’t have long-term care insurance, you’ll have to pay for the care you need yourself. Medicaid is another option (seeLongTermCare.gov), but to qualify you will first need to exhaust most of your savings and other financial assets. Long-term care costs will quickly...
A Qualifying Event for health insurance plan is a significant event that influences an individual health insurance needs and qualifies that individual to make changes or purchase a health plan immediately, regardless of whether it's outside of open enrollment dates. This article will help us learn ...
I have assets that I want to protect if my husband (71) has to go into a nursing home. I will probably have more time than he does before I would need nursing home care. I'm 69, but in better health. If anyone has done a Medicaid trust, I'd be very grateful if you would let...
Ozempic for weight loss: Which to choose?How effective are weight loss injections?Zepbound and Wegovy are both approved to be used in addition to diet and exercise for long-term weight management in adults with obesity; or overweight with weight-related medical conditions like high blood pressure...
In recent years, more and more healt care organizations are embracing the use of health care information technology to handle their medical charting needs.EHR softwaresolutions allow physicians to improve the quality of care they provide, reduce charting errors and spend more time focusing on the pa...
"Nursing home care is more apt to qualify for Medicaid once the care costs exceed a person's ability to pay," Bursack said. Unfortunately, while Cirillo explained that "Medicaid is the primary source of funding for long-term nursing home care," he also warned that not everyone qualifie...
What are the Effects of Medicaid Non-Expansion on Disproportionate Share Hospital Care?Benitez, Joseph
Challenges of Health Care Devolution: Problems of Legitimacy, Consumer Knowledge, and Work Transfer in Kansas Medicaid The current study is an exploration of Medicaid reform in Kansas, entitled 'KanCare,' It address three research questions. (1) What is KanCare and how was it enacted despite th...
Medicaid is the primary payer of long-term care across the nation and often covers the cost of nursing facilities forthose who deplete their savingsto pay for health care and have no other means to pay for nursing care.19
Anyone who qualifies for no-cost Medicare Part A can enroll for Medicare Part B benefits. Medicare Part B requires you to pay a monthly premium based on your income level. If you don't qualify for no-cost Part A coverage, you can purchase Part B independently if you are age 65 or old...