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Monthly Archives: December 2017

People always say, “Grandparents get to spoil the grandkids.” In a lot of ways, this is true. Grandpa gives you some extra dessert, or he lets you stay up later than mom and dad would let you. It is a perk of being a grandparent. The bond between a grandparent […]

Lessons Grandparents Teach their Grandchildren

December 29, 2017 in Medicare tagged Aging Gracefully / family / grandchildren by Andrea Hektner

Age, genetics, and lifestyle choices are the main causes of going gray. Gray hair is caused by the slowed production of melanin within our hair follicles. We get our hair color from melanin, a type of pigment in the hair shaft. There are two types of pigments. Eumelanin is dark […]

What Causes Gray Hair?

December 28, 2017 in Health / Medicare tagged Aging Gracefully / aging statistics / health / wellness by Andrea Hektner

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a pension plan developed to provide retirement benefits for employees of public schools, colleges, and universities. The State of Texas supports and manages the multi-billion dollar fund and periodically makes changes to contributions. TRS-Care is one of the benefits of the plan, […]

TRS Care Drastically Changes Coverage 2018

December 23, 2017 in Medicare tagged health insurance / medicare / Medicare Advantage / Medicare Supplement / Retirement by Andrea Hektner

Our company Empower Brokerage Inc., a company dedicated to helping seniors & individuals find the right life, health, and senior insurance solutions, often finds ways to give back to the community. We are a part of the United Commercial Travelers (UCT) Empower Council 2008, a 501 (c) non-profit financial services […]

Empower Brokerage Gives Back to the Community by Adopting Salvation ...

December 20, 2017 in Health / life / Medicare tagged empower brokerage / family / health insurance / holidays & events by Andrea Hektner

Scientists have been working with a vaccine for type 1 diabetes, and will start human trials in 2018. If successful, the diabetes vaccine will have the potential to reduce the number of new type 1 cases every year by providing immunity against the virus that triggers the body to attack […]

Potential Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine

December 14, 2017 in Health tagged diabetes / health / Medical Advancements / preventative health measures by Andrea Hektner

Do you love cheese? Do your goals include having great heart health? Well do we have some great news for you! New findings suggest that the diary product might reduce risks of developing heart disease or stroke. Up until recent years, cheese has been thought of as unhealthy, filled with […]

Cheese Can Help Prevent Heart Disease

December 12, 2017 in Health tagged diet / heart health / Nutrition / preventative health measures / wellness by Andrea Hektner

Medicare Resources — Imagine not being able to afford the healthcare you need for an extremely dangerous condition. And then worrying about whether you should even get the treatment. Or constantly stressing out about how you’re going to pay for the surgery that can save your life? Stressing out about the costs of […]

Aetna: Nurses with No Boundaries

December 9, 2017 in Medicare tagged alternative care / alternative therapy / Insurance Carrier News & Products / insurance help by Andrea Hektner

Individuals affected by the hurricanes in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be eligible to switch, enroll and disenroll in MAPD and PDP plans until December 31st. Individuals affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and Tropical Storm Nate have […]

Hurricane Special Enrollment Period for Those Affected by Recent Storms

December 8, 2017 in Medicare tagged current events / government acts & responses / medicare / Medicare Advantage / Special Enrollment Period by Andrea Hektner

Welcome back to the Dynamic Duo with me, Allie Shipman, and my partner, John Shinn. We are with Empower Brokerage. Today, John and I want to talk to you about a great product that fits perfectly with your Medicare Advantage plan. Guarantee Trust Life, or GTL for short, is a […]

Hospital Indemnity Plan from GTL

December 6, 2017 in Medicare tagged Annual Enrollment Period / hospital indemnity plan / Insurance Carrier News & Products / medicare / medicare advangate by Andrea Hektner

U.S. authorities approved the world’s first digital drug last week. It contains a very small microchip embedded inside of a pharmaceutical drug. How does the pill work? Once the pill is dissolved by stomach acid, the microchip sends signals to a smart device to notify physicians of its consumption. This […]

Digital Pills: The Future of Healthcare Is Medicinal Tracking

December 3, 2017 in Uncategorized tagged health insurance / Medical Advancements / preventative health measures / Technology by Andrea Hektner