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A difficult strain of the flu has taken over, causing an abnormal viral strand that overpowers recent vaccines. Although reports show that the first week of the new year didn’t show high numbers of flu cases, there’s no cause for celebration. This drop in confirmed cases still leaves us at […]

Difficult Strain of Flu Takes Over

February 6, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged health & safety / influenza / Nutrition / sleep health by Emily Schellin

Becoming vegan at an older age has both risks and benefits. The diet puts many at risk for nutrient deficiency but can be a good way to boost your health. A vegan diet allows “no seafood, dairy, or other animal products,” which is where we receive many of our necessary […]

Becoming Vegan at an Older Age

February 4, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged diabetes / diet / heart disease / medicare / obesity by Emily Schellin

New Stroke Guidelines — Concerns regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) are mounting, according to recent studies. This is due in part to the lack of testing on AI products already causing frightening errors to arise. IBM once boasted that its AI could “out-think cancer.” While bots are becoming increasingly smarter, can they overcome a fatal […]

Concerns Regarding Artificial Intelligence

February 1, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged AI / Artificial intelligence / clinical trials / fda / health industry / Technology by Emily Schellin

Collagen Supplements — Anti-aging Collagen Supplements: bogus or legit Have you seen Collagen supplements in your local health food stores and thought “what’s this all about?” Collagen comes in the form of powders, pills, and creams. Countless manufacturers of collagen supplements claim anti-aging benefits. Everything from reducing wrinkles, joint pain relief, wound healing […]

Anti-aging Collagen Supplements: bogus or legit

January 31, 2020 in Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare Advantage / medicare agents / medicare benefits by Jenny McCann

Baby Boomers in 2020 will have all hit age 65 (some as old as 85). The amount of seniors in the nation will surpass the amount of children (age 13 and younger). While this doesn’t seem like a problem, some experts believe our nation is not ready for this shift. […]

Boomers in 2020

January 30, 2020 in Medicare tagged media / Medicare changes / Medicare Costs / medicare discounts by Emily Schellin

fda recall antacid — FDA Recalls More Antacids After Carcinogen Detected The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced more recalls for Antacids after a cancer-causing carcinogen was detected. Zantac and other generic heartburn medications have been found to contain trace amounts of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). The World Health Organization classifies NDMA as a “probable human […]

FDA Recalls More Antacids After Carcinogen Detected

January 29, 2020 in Medicare tagged heart disease / high cholesterol / medicare / Medigap by Jenny McCann

Improve Balance — Improve Balance and Avoid Falls How do you improve balance and avoid falls? We will discuss this question in today’s post. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are the number one cause of injuries, hospital admissions and death for older Americans. One in four Americans […]

How To Improve Balance and Avoid Falls

January 28, 2020 in Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare Advantage / Medicare Supplement / Medigap by Jenny McCann

Primary care in the United States drops significantly, according to a recent study. This is a cause for great concern among medical researchers who fear for the future of our health care system. What Does This Mean for Americans? It goes without saying that people with primary care live happier, […]

Primary Care in the United States Drops

January 13, 2020 in Medicare tagged mediare costs / medicare / Medicare Advantage / medicare discounts by Emily Schellin

Medicare PACE program — Medicare PACE program helps older adults The Medicaid and Medicare PACE program (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) provides a wide range of social and medical services at adult day health centers, inpatient facilities and at home. PACE participants are community-dwelling elderly individuals and are typically eligible for both […]

Medicare PACE program helps older adults

January 12, 2020 in Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare Advantage / medicare agents / medicare review by Jenny McCann

new 2020 Medicare plan — How to prepare for your new 2020 Medicare plan Now that Medicare open enrollment ended on December 7, it is time to prepare for your new 2020 Medicare plan. People wanting to disenroll from or switch Medicare Advantage plans can do so during the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA-OEP) that […]

How to prepare for your new 2020 Medicare plan

January 11, 2020 in Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare Advantage / medicare review / Nutrition by Jenny McCann