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Do You Know How to Apply for Medicare?
For most of your life, people didn’t have to apply for Medicare. They were automatically enrolled when they turned 65 and became eligible for Social Security. That all changed in 1983, when President Reagan signed legislation to raise the retirement...
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Take Advantage of Medicare Preventive Screenings
In recent years, most health insurance companies began covering a variety of preventive screenings and services, often at no cost to the beneficiary. The reason is simple: Preventive healthcare is much cheaper than treatment. Medicare and other insurers joined with...
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Does Medicare Cover Coronavirus Testing?
For the first time in a century, the world faces a new pandemic. In recent weeks, every headline seems to be about the coronavirus. Unfortunately, with the situation changing daily – and sometimes hourly – there is a lot of...
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How to Compare Plans Using the Medicare 5 Star Rating System
Trying to choose between Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D drug plans can feel overwhelming. Private insurers offer these plans, which means that costs and coverage differ, sometimes dramatically, for each plan. It’s also difficult to know how well...
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Why Do Some People Leave Medicare Advantage?
Although most people still choose Original Medicare to receive their benefits, Medicare Advantage (MA) plan enrollment keeps climbing. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, around 20.4 million people chose an
7 Common Medicare Scams: How to Protect Yourself
It seems like every time you turn around, there’s some new story about scam artists stealing credit card numbers, banking information, Social Security numbers, and more. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem
7 Summer Workouts for Seniors
Regular exercise is a vital component of a healthy lifestyle. Combined with a balanced diet, regular physical activity helps protect you against nearly every chronic illness. Exercise is good for
What You Need to Know About End of Life Care
Medicare beneficiaries become eligible for end of life benefits such as hospice care upon receiving a diagnosis, from a medical doctor, that they have a life expectancy of six months
Is Red Wine Really Good for You?
Nearly everyone has heard someone say that red wine is good for you – usually while they’re holding a glass of wine in their hand. So, we decided to look
How to Identify and Treat Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac
With warmer weather comes camping trips, hiking, long walks among the trees, and generally more time in the great outdoors. But nothing puts a damper on your fun like unexpected
The Medicare Deductible Explained
Do you know the difference between the Medicare deductible, co-pay, and co-insurance? Sometimes, trying to understand Medicare benefits can feel like you’re reading another language. But if you don’t understand
Health Care Proxies and Living Wills: The Importance of Advance Directives
Although most of us realize the importance of creating legal documents like wills and advance directives, actually doing so seems to fall far down on our list of priorities. Unfortunately,
How to Get the Most Out of Your Fitness Tracker
As people became more aware of the role physical activity plays in overall health, they began looking for easy ways to be more active. Across America, the health-conscious embraced fitness