Loneliness linked to increased death risk for cardiac patients
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Loneliness among cardiac patients is strongly associated with worse mortality rates and health
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What is quality-adjusted life year?
What is a quality-adjusted life year and why is this relevant to medicine? Quality-adjusted life year or QALY represents one
Read MoreWays to cut your Medicare costs
Medicare, the government’s health insurance program for seniors, helps with health care costs, but it’s not free. Most beneficiaries pay
Read MoreYou need to closely at your Medicare Advantage plan
In a recent report from eHealth found that 45,000 users of its site with Medicare Advantage Part D plans could
Read MoreMake your next Medicare premium payment online
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) If you get a bill from Medicare for your premiums, you may now be able to pay
Read MoreWhen Caring For A Sick Spouse Shakes A Marriage To The Core
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For a dozen years, Larry Bocchiere, 68, didn’t find it especially difficult to
Read MoreIf you plan on working over 65, pay close attention to your workplace benefits
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the labor force participation rate for 65 to 74 age cohort is projected
Read MoreWhat is Medicare for All?
With all the proposal for Medicare for All, an industry that accounts for nearly a fifth of the nation’s economy,
Read MoreMedicare Advantage plans offering supplemental benefits in 2020
Insurers are becoming more comfortable offering supplemental benefits such as adult day care or massages ahead of the 2020 plan
Read MoreUnitedHealth expanding housing program to 30 markets by early 2020
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group plans to extend its housing program for homeless Medicaid recipients, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
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