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Do I Have to Pay This Bill?
“…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” To this list of life’s certainties attributed to Benjamin Franklin, we might also add bills. While the season of gift catalogs and holiday greetings is nearly upon us, our mailboxes are...
GuildNet MLTC Closure Update
The New York State Department of Health has affirmed that GuildNet will close as a Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) provider as of January 1, 2019. GuildNet had already ceased MLTC operations on Long Island, so this change primarily affects those in the boroughs of New...
Help with the Juggling Act
Linda Wangner was in a bind, one that would be familiar to many people struggling to provide care for an elderly loved one while juggling their own lives – living far away, taking care of a spouse with a medical issue, and balancing professional and personal...
Medicare Open Enrollment Begins October 15
Monday, October 15 begins the Open Enrollment period for 2019 Medicare. Between October 15 and December 7, you may enroll in Medicare if you became eligible in the past but did not enroll. You may also use this time to make changes to your enrollment. For example, you...
Alcohol Abuse in the Elderly: A Growing Problem
When you imagine an individual with a drinking problem, who do you picture? Is it a troubled teen? A college student who binge drinks on the weekend? A middle-aged man who has a few cocktails to unwind after work every evening? Alcohol abuse can affect anyone at any...
What to do when you receive a difficult diagnosis
“Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sick . . . Sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place.” – Susan Sontag Receiving a diagnosis of a...