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Do you Need a Medicare Supplemental Insurance Policy?
If you are near or past the magical age of 65, chances are you have already given a good deal of thought to Medicare, the health insurance program that covers Americans over 65 and the disabled. In addition to Medicare Part A, which covers in-hospital care, Part B,...
How to Find a Home Care Provider
Illness, injury or advancing age can result in the need for assistance in our day-to-day lives. When this happens, it is important to make sure that you have the appropriate provider to care for you or your loved one. The question then becomes, how do you know if your...
Just What Does a Patient Advocate Do?
As healthcare evolves, doctor’s visits have only gotten more complicated. When was the last time you managed to finish an appointment without receiving a litany of things to remember: don’t eat this food; do eat this food; exercise more; take this medication at...
Healthcare Decisions are Easier with Advance Planning
A Reminder to Have ‘The Talk’ in Honor of Healthcare Decisions Day April 16 was Healthcare Decisions Day – a great reminder to have “the talk” with your loved ones. Better late than never is an adage that applies to many situations – but it’s a bad policy when it...
Health Disparities Concern All of Us
There are more than 304 million people in the United States of America, and each of us is unique. A little more than half of us are women; about a third of us identify as a racial or ethnic minority. Around 12% of us are living with a disability, while 14.5% of us...
Call a Friend Today – Science Says Social Connections are Good for Your Health
“When ‘I’ is replaced with ‘we,’ even illness becomes wellness[1].” Human beings have always recognized themselves as social creatures. From an evolutionary standpoint, survival depended on social structure and being part of a group. But in recent decades, evidence...