People are increasingly going to a retail clinic for primary, non-emergency health care. Retail clinics are less expensive and more accessible than conventional health care providers and studies show the results [...]
Once rare, the number of cesarean deliveries, also known as c-sections, compared to natural births is now 33% and rising. This is happening despite the higher risk of medical complications for [...]
The deadline for enrolling in a new Medicare Part D plan is drawing near. Have you checked what your current drug plan will cover in 2012? It's very likely that it [...]
The deadline for enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan is fast approaching. People currently enrolled in Medicare Advantage need to check their plan and make sure it still fits their needs. [...]
The burden of paying for long-term care falls disproportionately on the middle class. If the rich require long-term care services, they have the money to buy what they need. The poor [...]
The recent failure of the CLASS act is drawing attention to a subject we tend to ignore or avoid - the possibility of costly long-term care in our future. That possibility [...]
Many people are disappointed that the CLASS program will not be implemented as planned because it solved a real problem in our society. CLASS was a government insurance plan intended to [...]
Polls show that most Americans, especially seniors, are against any changes in Medicare. Above all, people don't want their benefits reduced. What they don't seem to realize is that legislation has [...]
Despite evidence that changes to Medicare are necessary to solve our debt crisis, most people are opposed to altering the program. How are we going to move forward in fixing our [...]
Medicare is in the forefront of the discussions about our country's budget deficits; but most people, including current beneficiaries, don't really understand how it works. Meanwhile, the media, along with politicians [...]
