Some are wondering if the role out of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program was more of an April’s Fool’s joke than a reality but yes, the program is real, it’s just that coming out of the starting gate, it has stumbled, fallen and is trying to get back on its feet, but the effort is
Healthcare coverage is expensive. If you are fortunate enough to have an employer provided plan, you may still find it necessary to pay several hundred dollars a month for family coverage. I know some people who were paying over $360 a month for family coverage for an employer provided healthcare plan and then still had
How many of you have a Medicare card? I do. My card gives my name, Social Security Number, sex, what coverage I have and the date that coverage took effect and then a place for a signature. If you aren’t concerned with that information getting out, you should be. True, it’s easy to find someone’s
For the past couple of years, numerous television commercials have strongly pushed everyone 65-years of age and older to get a pneumococcal vaccine. One commercial depicts an older woman who says she suddenly got sick and her doctor told her if she hadn’t gotten help when she did that she would probably have died in
Millions of Americans are facing a Medicare nightmare with little chance of waking up and finding it wasn’t real. Most Americans reaching the age of 65, have worked their entire lives. If you’re like me I first started working and drawing a paycheck that had federal deductions for Social Security and Medicare when I was
For the past 20-years or more, there has been a lot of discussion about the future of Social Security and Medicare. Original estimates predicted the systems would be broke by now, but they are still paying out to those who qualify. When Sen. Bernie Sanders announced he as introducing a Medicare for all bill, the
