September 2019
The Medicare Advantage Program: A Means for Employers to Moderate the Weight of OOP Costs On Their Employees
When it comes to protecting patients from the crushing weight of healthcare expenses, employer sponsored and individual high-deductible insurance plans offer all the protection of a dented tin roof in a hailstorm. They present the [...]
August 2019
Could Pet Ownership be a Solution to the Loneliness Epidemic?
Pet ownership has been all but synonymous with companionship, happiness, and support for years. Furry companions offer countless opportunities for engagement and emotional reassurance for animal lovers of all ages; however, given our current senior [...]
May 2019
Addressing the Oncoming Paradigm Shift in American Healthcare
As I write this blog, I find myself frustrated with by the never-ending hand-wringing about the health care affordability crisis and the unsustainability of the cur rent benefit models for both employers and their employees. [...]
March 2019
Will Alexa Redefine Our Approach to Senior-Centered Healthcare?
A decade ago, giving instructions to your seemingly empty living room might have earned you a few odd looks from your houseguests. But times have changed; now, the sound of someone asking Alexa to make [...]
Are Near-Site Communities the Future of Senior Healthcare?
That old stereotype of Grandma spending her later days watching CNN in her daughter’s back room may well be heading into retirement. Baby Boomers are entering their last decades in droves; according to statistics provided [...]
February 2019
Will Amazon Usher In a New Age of Technology-Centered Healthcare?
Amazon is widely acknowledged for its disruptive capabilities. In the span of only a few decades, it managed to revolutionize the way that many people engage with consumer goods. Its meteoric rise to prominence played [...]