Health Insurance Enrollment is Open – Does the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Help?
It’s open enrollment time for health insurance. Offered once a year, open enrollment means individuals can choose a health insurance plan or opt out of the one they have and move to another plan. Open enrollment means it is “open” […] Read More
It Was Just the Other Day
It had taken weeks and months of work to get to this point. The decision was agonizing and the self doubt grew by the day. Nevertheless without any fanfare, Elder Options was a new business May 1, 1988. To put […] Read More
Are We Ready for Care? Long Term Care?
In 2010, 13% of the U.S. population had reached the age of 65. According to 2016 statistics that number has increased to 46 million. Now many of us are over 65 (myself included) and there are times that I resent […] Read More
Medicaid at Risk – Should I Care?
When Margaret fell for the second time in two years breaking her other hip, she was unable at 86 to remain at home any longer. Her ability to walk, get up or down and take care of her every day […] Read More