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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 available […]

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

Medicare Enrollment Period — Missed Medicare Enrollment Period? There’s still time. If you missed the Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) or Special Enrollment Period (SEP), or even the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) you still have time. Each year, you can enroll in Medicare during the General Enrollment Period (GEP). Each enrollment period has certain rules […]

Missed Medicare Enrollment Period? There’s still time.

February 12, 2020 in Medicare tagged Annual Enrollment Period / medicare / Medicare Advantage / open enrollment period / Special Enrollment Period by Jenny McCann

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

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 empower brokerage / flu / flu vaccine / influenza a / influenza b / medical insurance / medicare by Emily Schellin