This year, August was established as National Emergency Management Awareness Month. This awareness month is different than National Preparedness Month. Let’s make sure you understand what these emergency management professionals contribute to our communities in helping us prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. What Emergency Managers Do The IAEM (International Association of Emergency […]
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Have you heard about the pilot program slated to begin in January 2026, requiring prior authorization in six states for certain Medicare procedures for those enrolled in Original Medicare only? The states — New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and Washington — will apply prior authorization evaluations to more than a dozen services per CMS.
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Are you aware of the upcoming rule changes governing how much of your contributions will be deductible? Whether you contribute cash, donate items, or your time, it’s important you stay on top of how this will impact you? Due to the recent federal tax-and-spending cuts package it affects filers who take the standard deduction. Others
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The recent legislative action passed by Congress references a senior tax credit. Let’s take a look at the details of this bill to help you understand what this senior tax credit is. GoBankRates published an article this week that recaps this well. An important point they reference is that the senior tax credit is subject
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed into law in 2010. The ACA aimed to expand health insurance coverage, regulate the insurance market, and control healthcare costs. It’s important to understand what the ACA currently covers to prepare for the upcoming changes that will take effect with the new legislation passed last week. Image by
Cyberattacks have become so common that today, let’s ensure you are treating them seriously. The threat of a cyberattack targeting American infrastructure is growing as tensions escalate in the Middle East. Here at home this month, login credentials of an estimated at 16 billion were leaked online. This leak involved credentials gathered from malware-infected devices and
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month is observed in June as an opportunity to bring awareness and discuss Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. On this Father’s Day, this awareness brings me back to when my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and everything I learned through him. Each experience with Alzheimer’s and other issues that impact brain
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I started the Advisory Perspective Series years ago to highlight people who are working with us to improve our lives. Today, I’d like to introduce you to DocuGuardian and its founders, Lori and David Selsberg, who graciously provided answers to questions I sent them! To begin, here is a little bit about them and how
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March Madness is approaching! Spring is on the way, basketball brackets will be announced Sunday the 16th, and as I mentioned last week, I’m offering live sessions starting on the 18th! Organizing Documents Organizing documents is an important element to our daily lives. So important in fact that I’ve added it to my March Madness
There have been numerous news reports about the status of social programs we’ve contributed to in the US for decades. Let’s review what might be changing with the critical programs of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid today. The Current Landscape Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid together form the foundation of financial and healthcare security for
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