By Cynthia Wilson Ever wonder how Medicare is funded? Medicare Part A hospital insurance is funded by payroll taxes. Americans automatically receive this coverage when they become 65 years-old. If you receive a paycheck or income from self-employment, you have…
Month: August 2012
Investment income tax practices hurt Medicare
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid reform, News you should know Tagged with: Bush Tax Cuts, capital gains, David Kock in favor of tax increase, Medicare, senior care
Romney attorney attempts to silence non-supportive Republicans at national convention
By Cynthia Wilson Yahoo News reported recently that several state delegations at the Republican national convention in Tampa, Fla. were pissed-off because Mitt Romney’s top attorney initiated a national Republican party rule change that would allow the GOP presidential candidate…
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid reform Tagged with: capital gains, elderly, Medicare, senior citizens
Subscriber seeks information about respite care
By Cynthia Wilson Recently a subscriber named Charlene contacted me to ask the following questions. “What exactly is respite care? What are the qualifications to obtain it? How often and how long the stay per visit? Does a care-giver’s mental…
Posted in Adult Day Care, Caregiver tips, Medicare and Medicaid reform, Personal care Tagged with: Caregiver, elder care, Respite care, senior care
A first hand account of private Medicare plans on middle class children of aging parents
By Cynthia Wilson I recently shared in an interview with insidePatientFinance.com, a personal experience of how my household was affected by privatized Medicare. The online business publication reports news and follows trends that affects health care finance. So its readers…
Posted in Caregiver tips, Medical care, Medicare and Medicaid reform Tagged with: debt, elder care, finance, health care, senior care
Who Will Take Care of Mom? A book launch
I spent the summer writing a book about what it has been like taking care of my mother. It’s been 13 years and counting since I moved mom into my home. Many of my friends and family have recently begun…
Ryan’s Medicare reform plus filial responsibility laws equal more debt for middle-class
By Cynthia Wilson Have you heard of filial responsibility laws? If you haven’t rest assured you will if vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform proposals become a reality. Currently 29 states and Puerto Rico have filial responsibility laws that…
Posted in Caregiver tips, Medicare and Medicaid reform Tagged with: filial responsibility, long-term care, Medicare, senior care
Voting is more important than ever for seniors
By Cynthia Wilson I took mom to vote yesterday. This cherished act is something a lot of seniors didn’t get to do this primarily election season for reasons ranging from an illness or disability to new voter identification laws that…
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid reform, Uncategorized Tagged with: long-term care, Medicaid, Medicare, Photo identification, voting
