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switch health plan — Some health insurance companies auto-enroll you into your same plan year after year. But as we all know, things can change so quickly. Therefore, you should make sure your health plan reflects those changes. Taking some time to look over your circumstances allows you to make important changes during the […]

How to Know When to Switch Your Health Plan

March 23, 2021 in Health / life / Medicare tagged health insurance / Medicaid / medicare / senior lifestyle by Kayla Gonzalez

Medicaid Spend down — How Medicaid Spend-Down Works Many people mistakenly believe that they can count on Medicare to pay for long-term care services, such as in-home care or an assisted living residence. However, this is not the case. Medicare pays for doctors, hospitals, drugs, and short-term rehab after hospitalization. It does not pay […]

How Medicaid Spend-Down Works

October 28, 2020 in Medicare tagged long term care insurance / Medicaid / medicare benefits by Jenny McCann

dual eligibility — Almost all Americans know that Medicare is a government-funded healthcare program for citizens over 65. Most people also know that Medicaid is the government-funded healthcare program for low-income individuals. However, most Americans are not aware that if you qualify for both programs you may be enrolled in both, this is […]

Medicare & Medicaid: Dual Eligibility

September 17, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged Dual Eligible / health insurance / Medicaid / medicare by Joe Manichia

Senior Financial Isolation — When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, no one could not have imagined senior financial isolation would be one its side effects. But that is exactly what life insurance company, AIG, warns is happening. Older adults are at risk for severe illness from COVID-19, so the CDC urged anyone aged […]

Senior Financial Isolation Worsens During Covid

September 1, 2020 in Medicare tagged age discrimination / cognitive decline / finances / Medicaid / Scamming & Fraud by Jenny McCann

The Trump administration has issued a call-to-action based on new data detailing the impact of COVID-19 on Medicare beneficiaries, CMS announces. Older Americans as well as those with chronic conditions are at more risk from 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

June 27, 2020 in Medicare tagged COVID-19 / Dual Eligible / Medicaid / medicare by Jadon Sennet

CMS rules are receiving a change that gives states more flexibility to enter into value-based purchasing agreements with drug makers 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 Rules Are Receiving a Change Involving Drug Agreements

June 26, 2020 in Uncategorized tagged government acts & responses / Medicaid / prescription drug coverage / Prescription drugs by Jadon Sennet

Cigna is expanding its telehealth footprint as it suits up for expansion. The company announced that it is expanding its telehealth partnership with MDLive to virtual primary care. This expansion gives greater usage of telehealth and virtual access to doctors already in behavioral health and urgent care services. This resource […]

Telehealth Gets Expansion Through MDLive & Cigna Partnership

February 9, 2020 in Health tagged Medicaid / medicare / Medicare Advantage / Medigap by Jadon Sennet

Medicaid is on the rise thanks to an expansion that gives more people access to the program. A study shows expanded programs brought about lower rates of physical health decline. Harvard Medical School and Vanderbilt University collaborated on this research. The idea of the study was to capture the effect […]

Medicaid on the Rise

February 5, 2020 in Health / life tagged health insurance / insurance help / Medicaid by Emily Schellin

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