BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 3 CA-Healthcare-Liaison
BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Making choices about Medicare
policies and long term care insurance are some of the most challenging
decisions facing Baby Boomers, largely because available information is often
confusing and difficult to understand. On September 20th Healthcare Liaison
will demystify these subjects in a consumer workshop, "Medicare and Long Term
Care Insurance -- Understanding the Maze", at the University of California,
Berkeley, Clark Kerr Campus, 8:30 a.m. to noon.
"Medicare and long term care policies are difficult for most consumers to
understand," says Healthcare Liaison CEO Joanna Smith. "One of my clients is
a 65-year old attorney who has interpreted complex legal documents his whole
career -- and he still needed help figuring out which Medicare plan had the
medical and drug coverage most appropriate for him and his wife."
Long Term Care Insurance: To Buy Or Not To Buy. "When it comes to
long-term care insurance, many consumers aren't sure if it makes sense to
purchase coverage," says Smith, who notes that an important initial
consideration is affordability. "There's a simple guideline consumers can use
prior to looking closely at coverage and terms of various policies," says
Smith. "It's the one-year rule. Basically, if you have enough discretionary
funds in the bank to cover the cost of a one year stay in a good nursing home,
you probably have adequate assets to make it worthwhile to pay premiums for a
long term care policy."
Workshop Details:
What: "Medicare and Long Term Care Insurance -- Understanding the Maze",
presented by Healthcare Liaison, Inc.
When/where: September 20, 2008 at the University of California, Berkeley,
Clark Kerr Campus, 8:30 a.m. to noon
Cost: $50. Includes handouts and refreshments
Registration/more information: Visit
http://www.healthcareliaison.com/workshops to register. For more
information, call Healthcare Liaison: 510-704-8476, or email:
Joanna@healthcareliaison.com
About Healthcare Liaison. Established in 2005 as a social
entrepreneurship, Healthcare Liaison is the first private healthcare advocacy
practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founder and CEO Joanna Smith, LCSW,
MPH has 25 years experience in the fields of health, public health and mental
health, working as a medical social worker and hospital discharge planner in
healthcare systems. In 2007 Healthcare Liaison established the nation's first
accreditation program for private healthcare advocates. For more information
visit: http://www.healthcareliaison.com
SOURCE Healthcare Liaison
