Yearly Archives: 2020

The Trump administration issues a call to action based on new data detailing the COVID-19 impact, on Medicare beneficiaries, CMS announces. Older Americans as well as those with chronic conditions are at more risk fro COVID-19 confirming the disparities in health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups and low-income […]

Medicare Beneficiaries & COVID-19: Trump Administration Call to Action

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CMS rules are receiving a change that gives states more flexibility to enter into value-based purchasing agreements with drugmakers for new and pricey products. This proposed change in rule by the Trump administration will remove current barriers that allow each state to develop these agreements with current drug companies. CMS […]

CMS Rules Are Receiving a Change Involving Drug Agreements

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Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas
Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas Texas has a “massive outbreak” of coronavirus cases across the state after reopening, Governor Abbott acknowledged. On Wednesday, June 24, the state reported a record-breaking 5,551 new cases of Covid-19 in one day. This follows 13 consecutive days of record-high hospitalizations. These figures represent an […]

Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas

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Elder financial abuse
The Dark Side Of Aging And Finances With a growing population of aging Americans, financial exploitation against seniors is becoming a widespread and pervasive problem. The National Council on Aging estimates costs of elder financial abuse and fraud range from $2.9 billion to $36.5 billion annually. The rate of financial exploitation is […]

The Dark Side Of Aging And Finances

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Top 10 Medicare Mistakes
Top 10 Medicare Mistakes Medicare is uncharted territory for most of the 10,000 seniors who come into the program each day. Lurking inside the program are pitfalls and traps, which can be costly unless steps are taken to avoid them. Knowledge and guidance are essential to having good financial and […]

Top 10 Medicare Mistakes

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Consumer behavior is drastically changing the way agents do business, according to Capgemini and Efma’s World Insurance Report. The new “millennial mindset” has become the norm and more consumers are trusting their own findings when it comes to researching insurance policies and actually making the purchase – all online. The […]

Changing the Way Agents Do Business

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Healthcare fraud exceeds $2 billion again making it the tenth year in a row according to an article released by the Department of Justice. With the current rate of changes in how medical care is provided, it has made the professional medical liability market a dynamic one. From an interview […]

Healthcare fraud tops $2 Billion Again, 10th Year in A ...

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The self-care solution
How Free Radicals Play a Role in Health and Disease Free Radicals are associated with human diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and many others. They also may have a link to aging, which is believed to be a gradual accumulation of free-radical damage. Substances that […]

How Free Radicals Play a Role in Health and Disease

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Medigap Household Discount
If you are approaching 65 years old, this is the perfect time to start familiarizing yourself with Medicare lingo and Medicare’s many (ever-changing) features. As most are aware, Original Medicare is a federal health insurance program available to anyone turning 65 and consists of two parts: Part A (hospital insurance) […]

What Is a Medigap Household Discount?

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