 The following articles are designed to educate and inform the public on health care reform, health care insurance, medicaid and long-term care funding. 5/15/2013
Consumer Funding Resources, Long Term Care Insurance, Medicaid, PowerPoint Presentations
Dr. Cohn will review the current progress toward implementation of the Affordable Care Act and discuss expectations for the future. This session will ...
4/30/2013
Consumer Funding Resources, Federal Agency Activity, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicaid, Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule that would represent an increas...
4/16/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Health and Wellness, Health Care, Life Safety, Medicare, Nursing Home, Regulations
In an effort to promote quality care and reduce expenses, the Affordable Care Act mandated payment reductions for hospitals with high rates of readmis...
4/10/2013
Assisted Living, Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Long Term Care Insurance Education, Nursing Home, Reports, Research, Resident and Family Services, Senior Living Options
A new report reveals that the median cost of a room in an assisted living community is less than half the median cost of a private room in a skilled n...
4/8/2013
Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Long Term Care Insurance Education, Resident and Family Services, Webinars
10,000 Baby Boomers are turning 65 every day and the United States must find ways to address the costs of funding health care for the “Silver Tsunami”...
2/27/2013
Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Reports, Research
A new report examining the debt of older Americans reveals that seniors aged 75 and older have incurred a substantial increase in debt between the yea...
1/15/2013
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Health Care, Medicare, Reports, Research
According to researchers, a better work environment and improved staffing levels for nurses could lead to fewer hospital readmissions for patients suf...
1/15/2013
Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), Federal Agency Activity, Medicaid, Medicaid, Medicare, Partnerships
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the forming of 106 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Since the Afford...
12/21/2012
Advocacy, Elder Abuse, Federal Agency Activity, Labor Relations, Legislation, Medicaid, Policy in the States, Public Policy
Throughout 2012, a variety of federal legislative and regulatory issues arose that will affect senior living communities and senior living residents a...
11/6/2012
All States, Consumer Funding Resources, Facts and Figures, Reports
Although rates have increased for both nursing homes and assisted living communities, a new study finds that a private room in a nursing home is still...
11/6/2012
A growing number of Americans are not confident that they have saved enough for retirement. Many plan to work up until age 80 to save enough to live c...
11/6/2012
Consumer Funding Resources, Long Term Care Insurance, Medicaid, Webinars
The latest webinar created by Willis’ Senior Living Practice Group examines the risks associated with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act an...
10/30/2012
Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Reports, Research
More and more Americans are worrying about their retirement savings. According to a new poll, only 60 percent of Americans feel that they will have en...
10/30/2012
Consumer Funding Resources, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Medicaid, Medicaid
Medicaid reimbursement for assisted living is an option for seniors in 44 states. Learn how these programs work and why they benefit providers across ...
10/16/2012
Award Programs, Best of the Best Awards, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Medicaid, Resident and Family Services
9/25/2012
Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Long Term Care Insurance Education, Medicaid, Resident and Family Services
In the aftermath of the Great Recession, the need for—and awareness of—supplemental options for paying for senior living has grown substantially, spur...
9/25/2012
Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Medicare, Reports, Research
A new study finds that the high cost of out of pocket medical expenses at the end of life is a significant financial burden for older adults and their...
9/1/2012
State legislators look to Medicaid cuts to alleviate budget woes.
7/24/2012
Consumer Funding Resources, Long Term Care Insurance, Webinars
Learn how the Affordable Care Act will affect care transitions for older adults who receive long term services and supports as well as policy strategi...
7/19/2012
cheatsheet, Consumer Funding Resources, Hearings, Medicaid, Public Policy
Yesterday the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing examining the quality of care and the costs associated with providing for seniors ...
7/16/2012
Consumer Funding Resources, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Senior Living Executive, Top of Mind
The U.S. Veterans Administration Aid and Attendance program is an important benefit for military veterans and their spouses who need financial support...
7/10/2012
cheatsheet, Consumer Funding Resources, Hearings, Long Term Care Insurance, Medicaid, Medicaid
The Supreme Court ruling largely upheld the Affordable Care Act, which will overhaul the U.S. healthcare system and affect consumers and business, inc...
6/28/2012
CEO, cheatsheet, Consumer Funding Resources, Health Care, Hearings, Medicaid, Medicare, Public Policy
The Supreme Court upheld the most controversial portion of the healthcare law, the individual mandate, but limited the Medicaid expansion provisions o...
6/19/2012
CEO, cheatsheet, Consumer Funding Resources, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Public Policy
A new bill was introduced in the Senate to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to consider past resources when assessing whether a veteran is e...
6/12/2012
CEO, cheatsheet, Consumer Funding Resources, Public Policy
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced three bills that aim to help seniors fund long term care. Two seek to improve long-term care insurance policie...
6/6/2012
Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education
A new Gallup poll finds that seniors aged 75 and older feel the most satisfied with their financial wellbeing and overall standard of living. Accordin...
5/8/2012
Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Research
A new survey finds that nearly half of high-net worth Americans nearing retirement report being terrified of the cost of health care in retirement. Th...
4/24/2012
Advocacy, Affiliate/Chapter, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education
Yesterday President Obama was hand delivered a letter advocating for resolution on the recent actions of CMS that threaten to push low-income seniors ...
4/17/2012
cheatsheet, Facts and Figures, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Reports
A new report finds that the median cost of a room in an assisted living community is less than half the median cost of a private room in a skilled nur...
4/11/2012
cheatsheet, Consumer Funding Resources, Financing Senior Living – Consumer Education, Reports
Presenting the results of the American Housing Survey, a new report describes the housing challenges presented by the increasing senior population and...
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