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Governor Greg Abbott announced last Tuesday that Texas’ COVID restrictions are loosening on March 10. According to the executive order signed by Abbott, all businesses will be allowed to open at full capacity for the first time in almost a year. In addition, the statewide mask mandate will end on […]

Texas’ COVID Restrictions are Loosening

March 8, 2021 in Health / Medicare / Uncategorized tagged Abbott / COVID-19 / restrictions / Texas by Jeffrey Cooperstein

What can we attribute to COVID’s decline? According to the New York Times, data shows that over the past 28 days the COVID-19 Pandemic has shown encouraging signs of receding in some of its hottest spots around the globe. As of January 11, the world has been in a steady […]

COVID’s Decline

March 5, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare tagged COVID-19 / Moderna / Pandemic / Pfizer / Vaccines by Jeffrey Cooperstein

the Medicare and You 2021 handbook includes lots of valuable information and answers to frequently asked questions to help you feel prepared for the upcoming open enrollment period! — Changing Medicare Advantage plans can be a big decision in someone’s life, and it can be done for a variety of reasons. Switching to save money or to use a different carrier are all reasons why someone might want to swap their plan out with one that better suits them. […]

Changing Medicare Advantage Plans

January 29, 2021 in Health / Medicare tagged MAPD / medicare / Medicare Advantage / telehelath by Jeffrey Cooperstein

On Jan. 11, the first Dallas county immunization site launched at Dallas’ Fair Park, where nearly 1,800 people got vaccinated. The city’s goal is to exceed that number each day going forward. The mega-site situated on the Fair Park grounds did not open without hiccups. County residents must register online […]

Dallas County immunization site

January 28, 2021 in Health tagged Dallas / immunizations / Texas. COVID-19 by Jeffrey Cooperstein

With an uptick in positive COVID-19 cases, the new COVID variant sparks lockdown in Europe. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that as part of England’s latest COVID restrictions, the country is going into lockdown again starting Tuesday. The lockdown begins just a day after the country rolled out the AstraZeneca […]

New COVID Variant Sparks Lockdown

January 8, 2021 in Health / life tagged COVID-19 / England / Lockdown / variant by Jeffrey Cooperstein

With the yearly increase in price, albeit a small one, here is how saving on Medicare Costs in 2021 can help you in the long run. With Medicare Parts B and D, the more income you bring in, the higher premium you will pay in 2021. The government calls this […]

Saving on Medicare

January 4, 2021 in Uncategorized tagged 2021 / COVID-19 / medicare / Savings by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Governor Greg Abbott said that Texas Will Receive Vaccine doses for 1.4 Million people upon both Pfizer and Moderna’s emergency use authorization approval by the FDA. The vaccine doses could arrive and be prepared for distribution as early as mid-December. That is welcoming news for Texans. If the upward trend […]

Texas Will Receive Vaccine doses for 1.4 Million people

December 6, 2020 in Health tagged Abbott / COVID-19 / Texas / vaccine by Jeffrey Cooperstein

Enjoy your Thanksgiving safely Gatherings and celebrations with friends and family are joyous Thanksgiving rituals, but while it may look different this year, we have suggestions on how to enjoy your 2020 Thanksgiving. Think about alternative ways to add new meaning to the holiday, such as hosting Thanksgiving virtually. You […]

How to enjoy 2020 Thanksgiving

November 25, 2020 in Uncategorized tagged 2020 thanksgving / alternative thanksgiving / cdc thanksgiving / empower brokerage / thanksgiving potluck / virtual thanksgiving / zoom 40 minute limit by Jeffrey Cooperstein

New legislation passed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer has made surprise medical billing in Michigan an illegal practice. The law prohibits medical providers from sending large bills to patients receiving out of network care on an emergency basis, known as balance billing. For people receiving non-emergency care, the out-of-network provider must […]

Surprise Medical Billing in Michigan

November 23, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged Billing / COVID-19 / Medical / Michigan by Jeffrey Cooperstein

With AEP in full swing, take a look at the top 5 CMS changes for 2021. People with End-Stage Renal Disease are eligible to enroll in a Medicare Advantage Plan. At the beginning of 2021, people with ESRD are allowed to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan. That is also […]

Top 5 CMS changes for 2021

November 3, 2020 in Medicare tagged 2021 / aep / cms changes / end stage renal disease / esrd medicare advantage / medicare / SEP / Special Enrollment Period by Jeffrey Cooperstein