Today we continue our health care reform timeline. Here are changes to occur in 2013. Tax changes: Increases threshold for claiming the itemized deduction for medical expenses from 7.5% to 10%, except for those over age 65. Increase the hospital insurance tax rate for wages over $200,00 by 0.9% for individuals; $250,000 for married couple […]
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Employers Required to Treat Nannies like Employees, Not Slaves(Photo of NY State Senate) The New York State Senate passed its version of the Nanny Law. If signed by Governor Paterson, the sweeping bill will mandate overtime pay, vacation, sick and personal time, severance pay, and other added benefits for domestic workers like housekeepers, nannies, and […]
[Continue reading...]Health Care Reform Timeline ContinuedPreventive and wellness care: Create incentives for Medicaid programs that provide evidence -based preventive services that impose no copay. Quality improvements: Establish and encourage national programs for doctors and institutions to achieve savings and efficiencies by collaborating for better patient care and coordinating efforts. Require disclosure of financial relationships between all […]
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In 2012 we will find quality and data reporting improvements: Increase collection and reporting of data of health status regarding race, ethnicity, sex, disability status and economic status. Also includes rural and frontier areas. Medicare: Reduce payments to hospitals for preventable hospital readmissions. Allow provider to benefit from cost savings to Medicare based on more […]
[Continue reading...]If it feels like changes aren’t happening in health care yet just check out our posts from last week about what changes are being made in 2010. In the year 2011 the following changes should occur. Medicare: Require 50% discount on brand-name prescriptions (Rxs) and begin phasing-in federal subsidies for generic Rxs. Initiate bonus payments […]
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It’s Summer. Are You Halfway There or Need to Catch Up? 1. The start of summer is a good time to reassess your goals and your actions so far this year. Did you make New Years resolutions? If so, it is time to check if you are accomplishing your goals. 2. If you have not […]
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By Polly Psi Many people comment about the planned health care changes that the system, as proposed, shares many similarities with socialist systems that provide universal health care. These commenters, many opposed to the proposed changes on ideological grounds, usually neglect to mention that the Veterans Administration (VA) and the care it provides is clearly […]
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Interview with Ellen Galinsky, author of Mind in the Making About High Quality Child CareWhile I was feeling sorry for myself for not being able to afford to attend the International Nanny Association Conference in San Francisco this year, I lucked-out and was spontaneously invited to attend a book signing with Ellen Galinsky the author […]
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Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs Memorial Day Surprise By Theresa Golding, Alexandra Artigas (Illustrator) A mother tells her son that there is a “big surprise” at the Memorial Day Celebration. As the boy watches the parade, he asks if each part of the parade is the “surprise” – from the […]
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