Archives: March 2012

Don‰Ûªt Wait to Enroll in Medicare

The following is a guest post from Ross Blair, President and CEO of Plan Prescriber, Inc., a provider of comparison tools and educational materials for Medicare-related insurance products. In 2011, a record 2.8 million Americans turned 65 and became eligible for Medicare. If you‰Ûªre a newcomer to Medicare this year...

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5 Things to Do to Hold Your Physician Accountable

Truth or Consequences@Ron Levine, Getty Images In a recent Health Affairs article: Two-thirds of doctors responding to a survey agreed that they should disclose serious medical errors to patients. åÊ One-third did not completely agree that they should.åÊ Nearly two-fifths said they did not completely agree that they should disclose...

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Make A Wish Programs For Seniors

@Joe McBride, Getty Images USA Today published an article a few months ago that looked at organizations that grant wishes to seniors. I couch them as “Make A Wish Programs for Elders” for lack of a better term. They mentioned three but frankly left out my good friend P.K. Beville’s...

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Preventing Medication Injury

Check those meds!@Richard Newstead, Getty Images A recent article in the Injury Board Magazine looked at medication injury and how to prevent medication disasters. Here are some tips: Keep a list of all your medications including prescription, over the counter medications and supplements. And make copies for your healthcare providers....

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Track This Bill – Extending the Dependent Care Credit

A bill introduced in the House of Representatives would extend the dependent care credit to include expenses related to caring for parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer. åÊ The bill was introduced in response to the rising number of people providing financial assistance to a parent...

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