Care Planning

Thinking about what you want to happen when you die isn't something that is easy to do, but it can help your loved ones to know what you want in your last days. A Pew Research study says that one in three Americans say they have thought about their end-of-life wishes...

Houston residents who have a relative in need of in-home care may be interested in how they may want to go about choosing a care provider. The choices can be daunting. According to a report from the National Center for Care Statistics, there are 12,206 home health...

On March 20, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a report that outlined a specific plan for Medicaid reform using a federal block grant. The plan provides an expansion model for Medicaid, the state-subsidized health program for those in poverty. Medicaid...

The need for retirement planning is something most residents from Texas understand. Such plans are subject to catastrophic failure, however, when they fail to account for the medical expenses associated with old age. Successful care planning is best done well in...

While Medicare will cover the first 100 days of care in a skilled nursing facility, it will not continue to do so after that time has passed. For this reason, it is important that Texas residents look into care planning sooner rather than later. The goal of extended...

According to a statement released by a spokeswoman of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the organization supports a recent decision by Texas Governor Rick Perry in which he reaffirmed his commitment not to expand Medicare in the state. The organization's belief is...

A recent settlement in a major case challenging Medicare policies means that now the government run insurance program will cover a variety of treatments for chronic conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. The covered treatments will include...

The court battle between a terminally ill brain cancer patient and her family has come to a close, as her father has chosen to drop his challenge to her wish to remove life support. The patient allegedly made a request to her doctors and through her court-appointed...

Surveys have overwhelmingly found that Americans would prefer to remain at home until the end of their lives, yet only 25 percent of patients aged 65 or older die at home. Experts say that this is largely because of a lack of end of life planning. Many Texas residents...