Are You Financially Prepared
For A Family Health Crisis?
Americans are living longer, which means more time with the grandchildren, more time to travel to those places you didn’t see when you were younger and more time to devote to leaving your mark on the world.
But a longer life expectancy also comes with problems.
At least 70 percent of Americans will eventually watch as an aging loved one’s life is taken over by a growing list of impairments that could mean there’s a need for long-term care. And many family members will be unprepared both financially and emotionally to make decisions about what’s best for that person they care about so much.
“Too many people wait until they are in the middle of a crisis before they start trying to figure out how the world of long-term care works,” says Chris Orestis, Executive Vice President of GWG Life (www.gwglife.com) and author of the books “Help on the Way” and “A Survival Guide to Aging.”
That’s why it’s important to have a game plan mapped out ahead of time, Orestis says, and there are key things people need to be thinking about. Those include:
“Most seniors don’t want to be a burden on their families, and yet too often families are unprepared for how long-term care will have an impact on them,” Orestis says. “That’s why it’s important to plan for that day and not wait until you’re in the middle of a crisis.”
About Chris Orestis
Chris Orestis, Executive Vice President of GWG Life (www.gwglife.com), is an over 20-year veteran of the insurance and long-term care industries and is nationally recognized as a healthcare expert and senior care advocate. He is a former Washington, D.C. lobbyist who has provided legislative testimony; the author of two books: “Help on the Way” and “A Survival Guide to Aging”; a frequent columnist with a currently popular series entitled "The Healthcare Hunger Games"; and has been a featured guest on over 50 radio programs and in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Kiplinger’s, Investor’s Business Daily, PBS, and numerous other media outlets.
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With U.S. traffic congestion costing the average driver $1,400 per year and the U.S. ranked 13th in the world in road quality, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018's Best & Worst States to Drive in.
To determine the most driver-friendly states in the U.S., WalletHub compared the 50 states across 23 key metrics. The data set ranges from average gas prices to share of rush-hour traffic congestion to road quality.
Best States for Driving
Worst States for Driving
1
Texas
41
New York
2
Kansas
42
New Jersey
3
Nebraska
43
Rhode Island
4
Iowa
44
Massachusetts
5
North Carolina
45
Alaska
6
Oregon
46
Connecticut
7
Georgia
47
California
8
Alabama
48
Maryland
9
Arkansas
49
Washington
10
Illinois
50
Hawaii
Best vs. Worst
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-states-to-drive-in/43012/
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TOMORROW: Charter Families and Educators Celebrate School Choice at the Capitol
Salt Lake City- Students, parents, teachers, and school leaders from charter schools around the state will show support for school choice at a capitol rally timed to coincide with National School Choice Week.
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The lead organization planning the event is Utah Association of Public Charter Schools.
Held every January, National School Choice Week is an independent public awareness effort designed to shine a positive spotlight on effective education options for every child. Through more than 32,000 independently planned events across the country, National School Choice Week raises public awareness of all types of educational choices available to children. These options include traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, online learning, private schools, and homeschooling.
