Help Wanted: Caregiving (Part 1)

Most new jobs aren't inherited! Usually, new employment is a process that involves research, phone calls, interviews, and a job offer. But when a family member has a stroke or heart attack, is diagnosed with dementia, cancer, or has...

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2015 Predicted Innovations, Part 2

This list of up-and-coming technologies and drug therapies was chosen by a panel of 110 physicians and scientists, and announced at the conference in Cleveland. Here is a continuation of their top picks. -- Checkpoint Inhibitors This breakthrough form of immunotherapy...

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Future Predictions – Medical Innovations, Part 1

I recently came across the following summary of "predicted medical innovations for 2015". An edited version follows... At the Cleveland Clinic’s annual Medical Innovation Summit, the top 10 list included a high-tech stroke ambulance, painless blood testing, new cancer therapies...

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Did You Know?? Uninsured Health Penalties

I came across this information recently. Something everyone should know -- there will be tax penalties assessed for those ignoring the health care mandate. Please read the summary below: Tax penalties for remaining uninsured have risen significantly. Every adult without...

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Re-Admission Costs and Home Care Benefits

Last year, nearly 18 percent of Medicare patients who had been hospitalized were re-admitted within a month. While that is lower than past years, roughly 2 million patients return a year, costing Medicare $26 billion. Officials estimate $17 billion...

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Medicare Fines Hospitals for Re-Admissions

Home Care services provide the infrastructure to enable patients to remain at home, with safety, security, and monitoring of their individual care plans, which avoids costly hospitalization and re-admittance. See evidence cited below to support such a "care collaboration"... Medicare is...

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Government Intervention: Good or Bad?

The federal government always advertises to our senior citizens that Medicare will cover their most of their health care needs as aging occurs. What they do not tell seniors is they (government) are working diligently to reduce access to...

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Social Security Income Increases in 2015

In 2015, nearly 64 million Americans who receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase to their monthly benefit payments of 1.7 percent. The average monthly Social Security benefit for a retired worker...

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Re-Post from Social Security Administration

Taken from the Social Security Administration...a timely holiday reminder! Let’s face it, the last thing you’re going to want to do during this holiday season is another errand. When it comes to taking care of Social Security business, your shopping...

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Comparison shop Medicare Advantage Plans

Medicare Advantage plans — private plans that offer benefits beyond those of traditional Medicare — will receive somewhat lower government payments in 2015, due to the Affordable Care Act. That move prompted speculation that more plans would withdraw from...

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