From the Poorhouse to the CLASS Act
By Kim Harke - August 24, 2010 11:11 PM
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Growing up, many of us heard our parents invoke a popular expression about “winding up in the poorhouse.” This old time expression is a final vestige of a disappearing cultural memory. In the not-so-distant...
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Healthcare Reform Update – What Takes Effect in 2010
By John Mills - July 26, 2010 04:17 PM
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eCareDiary has been providing information about healthcare reform and its impact on caregivers since the law was signed by President Obama earlier this year. In an effort to keep our readers informed...
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What the CLASS Act Means For You
By Howard Gleckman - May 10, 2010 01:42 PM
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted on Caring for Our Parents.
The new health law creates, for the first time, a national, voluntary long-term care insurance system called the Community...
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How Healthcare Reform Impacts Caregivers
By John Mills - April 13, 2010 12:17 AM
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Editors Note: This article was cross posted on Brightstar Healthcare's BrightInsights.
A few weeks ago President Obama signed into law a new healthcare reform bill which will expand health insurance...
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The New Healthcare Law: What It Really Means
By Susan Baida and John Mills - March 23, 2010 10:53 PM
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Editors Note: This article was originally posted on Women’s Voices for Change.
On Sunday, March 21, 2010, the House of Representatives passed major healthcare reform legislation, passing a bill that...
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Study Finds Working Caregivers Are More Likely to Have Health Issues
By John Mills - February 05, 2010 02:26 PM
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Being a caregiver is an incredibly stressful experience and a new study by the MetLife Mature Market Institute has some startling conclusions about its impact. The report examined employees serving as...
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Healthcare Reform Helps Pay for Long Term Care
By John Mills - January 05, 2010 11:39 PM
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Assistance to help people pay for the costs of long term care has been included in both the House and Senate healthcare reform packages. This bill, known as the CLASS Act, establishes a voluntary, affordable...
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Why I Support Healthcare Reform
By John Mills - December 23, 2009 01:45 PM
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After months of discussion and negotiation, the US Senate has finished its healthcare reform bill and will be voting on it Christmas Eve. The US House of Representatives passed its version of healthcare...
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Healthcare Reform Update
By John Mills - December 11, 2009 01:53 PM
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I recently wrote an article outlining what changes were being considered as part of healthcare reform. In recent days a new proposal has been discussed in the United States Senate and I wanted to provide...
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Healthcare Reform – What’s In It; What’s Not
By John Mills - October 06, 2009 11:50 PM
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Healthcare reform is winding its way through Congress and is on the verge of being voted on by the full House of Representatives and Senate. This is an historic event because in the 61 years since President...
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Long Term Care Remains a Forgotten Stepchild in Health Reform
By John Mills - September 23, 2009 11:51 PM
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Earlier in the summer I wrote about President Obama’s support of the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s long term care insurance bill as part of health reform. While this proposal is an improvement over current...
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Obama Supports Long Term Care Coverage in Health Reform
By John Mills - July 14, 2009 05:05 PM
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As a caregiver and founder of eCareDiary.com, I am very excited that President Obama has decided to support a long term care benefit in Health Reform. Based on my past experience in Heath Reform, long...
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