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GTL Hospital Indemnity Insurance — Services Medicare Doesn’t Cover That You Might Need Seniors who rely on Medicare have a good chance of still having holes in certain service areas. These services that are not covered by your plan, leave you at risk of suffering the cost if you visit your provider. Some services that […]

Services that are not covered By Your Medicare Plan

March 12, 2020 in Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare Advantage / medicare benefits / Part A by Jadon Sennet

Social Determinants — Humana Launches Program Regarding Social Determinants Of Health The health company Humana has always supported its clients beyond healthcare. Recently they announced a new way of doing this through a value-based care payment initiative. Through this new means, the company will address nonmedical heal risk that might be affecting the […]

Social Determinants Of Health Being Tackled By Humana

March 11, 2020 in Medicare tagged medicare / medicare benefits / Medicare changes / medicare extra help by Jadon Sennet

Apple Watch Medical Alert Device — Apple Watch as Medical Alert Device? Can you use an Apple Watch as Medical Alert Device? There are a couple of different ways to do this, but the short answer is yes. Some smartwatches can operate as a medical alert device as well as a smartwatch. This includes the popular […]

Apple Watch as Medical Alert Device?

March 10, 2020 in Medicare tagged media / medicare / medicare benefits / mindfulness by Jenny McCann

What is Silver Sneakers? — What is SilverSneakers? What is SilverSneakers? You may have heard of SilverSneakers before, or maybe you have friends on Medicare who use the program. SilverSneakers is a fitness program especially for seniors on Medicare. It promotes the physical, social and mental well being of millions of older Americans and is […]

What is SilverSneakers?

March 4, 2020 in Medicare tagged medicare / medicare benefits / Medicare Supplement / silver sneakers by Jenny McCann

gadgets_for_seniors_roomba — Top Gadgets for Seniors Living Alone in 2020 We researched some of the best products and gadgets for seniors living alone in 2020. These products focus on a safer home environment for older adults and allow them to live independently as long as possible. Thanks to products like these, losing […]

Top Gadgets for Seniors Living Alone in 2020

March 3, 2020 in Medicare tagged Aging Gracefully / medicare / medicare benefits / Medigap by Jenny McCann

When coming in contact with the coronavirus, how close is close enough to catch it? Authorities in the U.S. have taken great measures to ensure anyone flying in from China is quarantined upon arrival. Even so, with such drastic measures, officials advise U.S. residents to go about their regular business. […]

Coming in Contact with the Coronavirus

February 28, 2020 in Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare Advantage / medicare benefits / Medigap by Emily Schellin

Price of COVID — With elections coming up, politicians are quick to criticize unexpected medical bills. Unfortunately, they aren’t as quick to act on their promise. Recently, new “surprise billing legislation” was written up, and candidates must now decide where they stand. These surprise bills are a form of so-called patient extortion unique to […]

Unexpected Medical Bills

February 27, 2020 in Medicare tagged medicare / medicare extra help / medicare review / Medigap by Emily Schellin

Femur Neck Fracture Broken Hip — Hip Replacement After a Fracture The number of hip replacements after a fracture has dramatically increased as the U.S. population ages. Each year, over 300,000 people over 65 are hospitalized for hip fractures. More than 95% of hip fractures result from a fall. According to the CDC, women experience 3/4 […]

Hip Replacement After a Fracture

February 26, 2020 in Medicare tagged family / medicare / Medicare Advantage / wellness by Jenny McCann

If you’re worried you won’t be able to keep home health under Medicare, don’t be. The coverage rules haven’t changed and patients are still entitled to regular services. Now, there has been a significant change in how agencies that provide these services are being paid. If you feel this may […]

Keep Home Health Under Medicare

February 25, 2020 in Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare Advantage / medicare extra help / Medigap by Emily Schellin

Why is healthcare so expensive? One reason is due to annual healthcare waste, whether that be a failure of care delivery to overtreatment. The range of money wasted annually seems to be between $760 to $935 billion, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. The article from October states […]

Waste In Healthcare Has Risen to $760 to $935 billion ...

February 15, 2020 in Uncategorized tagged current events / health insurance / Life Insurance / medicare / Medicare Costs by Jadon Sennet