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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

opioid epidemic cdc — Understanding the Opioid Epidemic The US is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. The center estimates the total economic burden of opioid misuse in the United States to be […]

Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

January 10, 2020 in Health / life / Medicare tagged diet / Medicaid / medicare / senior lifestyle by Jenny McCann

Gum Disease and Alzheimer — Gum Disease Bacteria Found in Alzheimer’s Brains A new study published in Science Advances suggests a possible link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s. Scientists studied dead and living patients with diagnosed and suspected Alzheimer’s. What they found was a molecule called gingipain (produced by gum bacteria) in nerve cells in […]

Gum Disease Bacteria Found in Alzheimer’s Brains

January 9, 2020 in Medicare tagged Medicaid / medicare / Medicare Advantage / Medicare Costs by Jenny McCann

Weather and Chronic Pain — Cloudy with a Chance of Pain According to a new study by The University of Manchester, approximately 75% of people with long-term pain believe weather affects pain. It is a long-held belief that cold weather worsens pain. Other sufferers also report warm, damp, or rainy weather aggravates pain. Researchers set […]

New Study Shows Weather Affects Pain

January 8, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged Arthritis / current events / environmental health / Seasonal Health / wellness by Jenny McCann

Intermittent Fasting — A recent study published in Cell Metabolism found that Time Restricted Fasting is effective at reducing weight and blood pressure in overweight participants. Read the full study here -> Ten-Hour Time-Restricted Eating Reduces Weight, Blood Pressure, and Atherogenic Lipids in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome But first, what is Metabolic Syndrome? […]

Intermittent Fasting Reduces Weight, Study Finds

January 7, 2020 in Medicare tagged alternative medicine / health / Nutrition / obesity / weight management by Jenny McCann

Everyone has Questions about Medicare Let’s get to the bottom of of them Question: What happens to Plan F? Answer: Well the truth is, no one knows. The most likely outcome is that once the plan F goes away in 2020 the prices are more than likely going up. We […]

Real World Medicare Questions

January 6, 2020 in Medicare tagged Insurance Education / Medicare Advantage / Medicare Supplement / Medigap / Plan F by Micah Boulter

Antibiotic resistance cdc — CDC Superbug Report 2019 In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the first report on Antibiotic-resistant “superbug” in the United States. This was a first-ever snapshot of the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant germs on human health. 2013 estimates showed there were more than 2.6 million antibiotic-resistant […]

CDC: Superbug Threat Increases

December 19, 2019 in Medicare tagged current events / government acts & responses / health / health & safety / Prescription drugs by Jenny McCann

2020 Medicare Changes — There are many changes coming to Medicare benefits in 2020. Here are a few key takeaways: Part A Deductible – Increases from $1364 => to $1420 Part B Deductible – Increases from $185 => to $197 Part B Premium – Increases $135.50/mo => to $144.30/mo Social Security “cost of living” […]

2020 Medicare Changes At A Glance

December 18, 2019 in Medicare tagged Medicare changes / Medigap / Part A / Part B / Part D by Jenny McCann

As 2020 comes around senior households might want to be wary of changes in Medicare that will potentially hurt their pocketbooks. The federal government recently announced premiums and deductibles for those with traditional Medicare will increase. Medicare Part B For 2020 Part B premiums & deductibles for 2020 will […]

Medicare Part A and B To See Cost Increase in ...

December 17, 2019 in Health / Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare changes / medicare review / Part A / Part B by Jadon Sennet

life insurance — Why do we need health insurance? Why do we need health insurance in the first place? Changing times have brought in new requirements and necessities. Have you been in a situation where you have been on a tight budget and suddenly you come in front of a huge expense? Absence […]

Why Do We Need Health Insurance?

December 17, 2019 in Medicare tagged health insurance / Insurance Education / insurance help / Life Insurance / medicare by Sara Awati