We often have clients ask us when the best time to do their estate plan is and the answer is usually, right now! This is especially true for people turning 18 years old, people who don’t have a plan, and people who have had recent life changes.
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One event that should trigger you to meet with an estate planning attorney is a new baby. When you are expanding your family, that…
Health Insurance
The Dangers of the EHR
Electronic Health Records can be an incredibly helpful tool. However, they are not without fault. A recent warning highlights that electronic health records (EHRs) are a top target of cybercriminals. They can also lead to inappropriate billing if they are not set up correctly.
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The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued a warning to healthcare entities regarding EHR vulnerabilities and protections.
Protected health information (PHI) continues to hold its value…
Employees, lawmakers protest working conditions at Hempstead laundry company
Employees of a Hempstead-based industrial laundry facility contend they are working in rodent-infested sweatshop-like conditions, including extreme heat and a lack of hot water, and have been without a contract and health insurance for the past six years.
Some of the 175 workers at FDR Services Corp. rallied outside the company’s headquarters Tuesday, holding signs reading “Workers United Will Never Be Defeated” while chanting “Shame on FDR.”
They were joined by members of their union, the Laundry, Distribution and Food Service Joint Board, and state lawmakers, who delivered a letter to FDR management urging the company to negotiate a new…
Parliament Ratifies USD 308 Million Japanese Loan for Universal Health Insurance
Parliament Ratifies USD 308 Million Japanese Loan for Universal Health Insurance
The Egyptian House of Representatives ratified a JPY 44 billion (USD 308 million, EGP 9.5 billion) loan agreement with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on 21 June to help fund Egypt’s universal health insurance program.
The loan will complete its disbursement by July 2024 and be repaid over 15 years at 0.01 percent interest.
The agreement was signed on 27 March by Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait.
“Egypt has been working to introduce the Universal Health Insurance System since 2018; however, it faces certain challenges such as…
Congress acts to stop the flood of forms mailed to millions
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Paso Robles, in a 2021 file photo. He is sponsoring the Paperwork Reduction Act, intended to stop unnecessary federal health insurance mailings to millions of people.
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Tired of getting some form in the mail from Washington about health insurance and wonder what it is?
[–The “Paperwork Burden Reduction Act” is aimed at stopping unnecessary mailings, which now go to an estimated 154 million people.
[–The measure, passed easily by the House, would make the health care form available only to those who request it. The Senate will now consider the legislation.
[–Not only…
Town of Massena retirees happy with new health insurance plan
Jun. 24—MASSENA — Town of Massena retirees say they’re happy with a new health insurance plan that will kick in on Jan. 1.
Zachary Zuckerman, a group benefits consultant at USI Insurance Services in Syracuse, outlined the new plan for the Massena Town Board, with several retirees in attendance. Among them were some who had served on a town committee that examined potential retirement health insurance plans.
Mr. Zuckerman said he was no stranger to Massena, having worked with village officials as well as current Deputy Town Supervisor Patrick M. Facteau when he was the chief financial officer for the…
Here’s why insurance experts suggest travel health insurance
When planning your summer vacation, insurance experts suggest you make your health coverage part of all that prep.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Summer vacation has arrived and while you’re planning where to go, what to do and how much it will cost, insurance experts encourage you to also plan ahead when it comes to health insurance.
Traveling in-state versus out of the country makes a difference, but there are some important basics to know no matter where you’re going to ensure an unexpected health event while on vacation doesn’t turn into a bigger financial problem.
“It’s important to know before you…
The high cost of giving birth even with insurance
Qthe burden of high health care costs and medical debt in the US is no secret. Medical debt affects one in five adults in the US, with an average burden of more than $20,000 for each medical debtor. As primary care physicians, we frequently witness the effects of these financial burdens, particularly for our older or sicker patients with expensive medical conditions.
However, new research we published recently in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows that medical debt is also common in a younger and healthier population: women who have just had a baby.
In a sample of more…