Preventive and Wellness Measures to Provide in 2011 – Eliminate copays for preventive services for Medicare beneficiaries. – Provide grants to small businesses to establish wellness programs. – Develop a national strategy to improve health care and preventive services. – Provide personalized risk assessments for Medicare and Medicaid recipients. – Provide incentives for behavior modification […]
[Continue reading...]Reform to Happen in 2010 Long-Term Care: Initiate a process of establishing a voluntary insurance program that will expand and lower costs of community-based housing and living assistance for the elderly and disabled. Medical Malpractice: Initiate a five-year demonstration program to allow states to develop alternatives to current tort litigation methods. Health Care Personnel: Establish […]
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Medicare and Prescription Drugs Medicare This Year:— Provides $250 rebate for those who reach the ‘donut hole.’— Ban new physician-owned hospitals in Medicare.— Expand Medicare coverage to individuals who have been exposed to environmental health hazards.–Coordinate coverage for dual-eligibles.— Justify productivity and efficacy of Medicare providers. Medicaid This Year:— Cover childless adults and family planning […]
[Continue reading...]Check out this link to parenting.com with a quote from fellow nanny Michelle LaRowe.
[Continue reading...]In 2010 Expect Insurance Reforms If it seems not much has happened since the health reform law here are some health insurance reforms to be implemented this year: Require insurance plans to allocate at least 85% of premiums for benefits for large groups, 80% for small groups. Rebates start January 1, 2011. Review all premium […]
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Heath Care Reform for Young Adults After posting information about health care reform last week, several nannies emailed us with questions. Below is one question from a 23-year-old nanny named Sara. Question: I am 23-years-old and working at my first live-in nanny job. The family I work for does not offer health insurance benefits. I […]
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Phthalates: Are They Safe? I am watching 60 Minutes right now and Lesley Stahl is discussing phalates and the dangers of BPA — the chemicals found in soft plastic products that we use everyday. They are so common, that traces of them can be found in everybody. We discussed BPA found in baby bottles in […]
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Kimberley-Clark will be selling Huggies Little Movers Jeans for a limited time in June and July. They aren’t actually denim, but are printed with a jean-like pattern, including faux belt loops and pockets. “Jeans have always been a Mommy fashion must-have, but now it’s time for their little ones to steal the style,” said Stuart […]
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This weekend was the 25th International Nanny Association (INA) Annual Conference at the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California. Keynote speaker was Mary Beth Phillips, Founder of TrustLine, a model program designed to check the background of childcare providers. She has been honored at the White House for her work in preserving health […]
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Book Review Last Child in the Woods It is Spring and soon it will be Memorial Day — the perfect time to take children outside. Working as a nanny or au pair it’s easy to focus on our household duties, like laundry and tidying up, and forget to schedule outdoor fun with children each and […]
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