Dear Angel, I recently signed up for Medicare. What is the best place to go to find out about all of the offerings, including preventative care and chronic care management? Thanks for your help! Juan Stopp --- Dear … [Read more...]
Print This PageShould You Ever Prepay a Hospital Bill?
June 18, 2024 by
A week before she was due to have knee replacement surgery, Jennifer got a call from the surgeon’s office. She was told that she had not met her annual deductible, so she would owe $700 up-front. Jennifer paid because she thought … [Read more...]
Print This PageA Screening Tool Exists that Accurately Predicts End-of-Life
June 14, 2024 by
Q. I read somewhere that there is a screening tool that was developed to more accurately predict someone’s risk of dying based on different factors. Do you know more about this or other screening tools that are out there and how … [Read more...]
Print This PageCritter Corner: New Medicare Card Scams Are on the Rise
June 14, 2024 by
Dear Hayek, I recently received a call from Medicare asking if I could verify my Medicare number for the new plastic Medicare card being sent my way. The man sounded very professional, and I was tempted to give him my number. … [Read more...]
Print This PageLong-Term Care Planning
June 13, 2024 by
Guest Post by Michael Feinberg CLU, ChFC, Director of Insurance for Madison Financial Strategies As the population has continued to age over the last 30-40 years, one major risk to the financial wellbeing of individuals and … [Read more...]
Print This PageThe Top 10 Causes of Senior Driving Accidents
June 11, 2024 by
The population of seniors who are older than 65 has grown at a faster rate than any other age bracket, and they are continuing to drive longer than ever before. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHA), there were 48 … [Read more...]
Print This PageMisinformation about Medicaid in Popular Media and Journalists Getting Legal Information from Non-Lawyers
June 7, 2024 by
Medicaid turns 59 in July 2024! In the summer of 1965, President Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress asking that we honor a basic commitment to our seniors. He asked that the later years of their lives not be filled with … [Read more...]
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