We live in a time when seemingly no subject is taboo. Yet, there remains one subject Americans seem unable to talk about in an honest and rational way: the inevitable decline of old age.
Get Medicaid Out Of The Long-Term Care Business
While states and the federal government struggle to update Medicaid though a maze of waiver programs and patches to an increasingly outdated law, their efforts are a little like trying to add disc breaks and electronic ignition to a 1965 Plymouth. It is, in the end, still a 1965 Plymouth.
Who Will Care for the Elderly and Disabled?
There are two separate problems that led to the shortage of health care workers to treat the elderly and disabled.
National Long-Term Care Insurance: How Much Would It Cost?
Sen. Ted Kennedy’s long-term care insurance proposal leaves an important question unanswered: How much would the the premium be?
Boosting Home Care: An Uphill Battle
Once a senior begins receiving long-term care services, she and her family often are in for two shocks. The first is that Medicare won’t pay beyond perhaps a few months after a hospitalization. The second is that while Medicaid, the state-federal program for the poor, may help, chances are it will only do so for nursing home residents.
Don’t Ignore Long-Term Care During Health Debate
Sen. Ted Kennedy is vowing to make long-term care insurance part of health reform. But even he has an uphill struggle to make sure it’s included in any broad-based bill.
