If you’re a Vet and also have Medicare, you may be entitled to health care benefits through both Medicare and the Veterans Administration (V.A.). Many would say that the V.A. offers some of the...
Diane Archer
How to protect your health data from identity theft?
Today Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and health apps for smart phones all contain hundreds of millions of pieces of personal data on tens of millions of patients...
Six tips for choosing a funeral home and funeral services
It’s difficult enough to plan a funeral when someone you love dies. Selecting and paying for the funeral home can easily add another level of stress. Funerals can cost a big chunk of...
Indemnity insurance offers little value
The Affordable Care Act put in place a series of requirements that all health insurers must comply with, including providing insurance coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, providing...
Overwhelming majority of people newly eligible for Medicare...
A January 2015 Kaiser Family Foundation study shows that the overwhelming majority of people newly eligible for Medicare enroll in traditional Medicare. About 70 percent of people with Medicare are...
Public option key to reining in health care costs
Yale University Professor, Jacob Hacker, argues in a recent New York Times opinion piece that a public option is key to driving competition and reining in health care costs in the state health...
Cranberry juice won’t treat urinary tract infections
Did your mother ever advise you drink cranberry juice to treat a urinary tract infection(UTI)? It turns out that it doesn’t work. A new study reported in JAMA finds that cranberries and...
Turning 65? Make sure you’re not involuntary enrolled in a...
An increasing number of people first going on Medicare are being involuntarily enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans when they turn 65. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, has given...
Exercise may help memory and attention
There has been considerable research to show that exercise can reduce the likelihood of disability in older adults, lower your risk of stroke and improve bone health. It’s good for your...
Pharma’s role in our opioid crisis
By some accounts, 2.6 millions Americans are addicted to painkiller medications–opioids–and nearly 30,000 people have died from them as we have written about on Just Care. Last Week...