Hardly a week goes by when we don’t read about some crisis in the world of medicine – from skyrocketing premiums to rural hospitals shutting down, not to mention cuts to Medicare and Medicaid and a looming shortage of family practice doctors. The sad reality is that,...
By Rajiv Nagaich, Attorney and Counselor at Law Editor’s note: Rajiv Nagaich is known throughout the nation as a tireless advocate for a unique perspective on long-term care planning. In over two decades of practice, Rajiv has noted with dismay how frequently the...
Centuries ago, everyone believed that the earth was flat. It took decades of daring exploration to convince people otherwise. We realize that the analogy seems like a stretch, but today a discouraging percentage of seniors believe that Medicare will cover their...
The notion of a “digital divide” has been part of American culture for decades. Sources trace the first use of the phrase to the days of the Clinton Administration in the 1990s. In fact, the phrase made its way into President Clinton’s final State of the Union address...
Have you ever asked yourself, “Will I need long-term care someday?” The odds make it extremely likely that the answer is yes: some of the articles we’ve read for the Blog estimate that between 70 and 80 percent of us will require at least some long-term care as we...
Stereotypes about older adults abound, and one of the most prevalent is that the majority of seniors are just plain stubborn. Once we get to a certain age, the prevailing wisdom goes, we become set in our ways, unwilling to try new things or new ideas, with our heels...
