Gardening Past 70— Try “No Dig” Garden Techniques Mary Johnson, editor Scientists are discovering that gardening is an excellent source of moderate to intense physical exercise that can help you lose weight and sta ...
Category: Healthcare Tips
Benefit Bulletin: Complexity Means You May Be Missing Out On Benefits
Complexity Means You May Be Missing Out On Benefits The enormous complexity of our healthcare system is making people sicker and costing consumers more out-of-pocket than it otherwise should. When private health plan ...
As 65th Birthday Nears, Phone Rings With Medicare Robocalls
Mary Johnson, editor Next month I turn 65, start Medicare and my expensive Obamacare health plan ends. Happy day!!! For the past two years my health plan premiums were almost as much as my mortgage payments. This yea ...
Shopping for Medicare Coverage For The First Time?
What you don’t know about Medicare supplements (Medigap) or Medicare Advantage plans could cost you dearly. The system is rigged in favor of Medicare insurers, and consumers often have little idea what they will need or ...
Ask The Advisor: Health plan options
Should I Allow My New Health Law Coverage To "Automatically Renew"? Q: I'm 62 and my wife is 60. Last year she and I signed up for a new health plan on the federal health exchange. We qualified for lower premiums, bu ...
How Much Tylenol Are You Taking?
During the last decade, more than 1,500 Americans died after accidentally taking too much of a drug renowned for its safety: acetaminophen, one of the nation's most popular pain relievers. Acetaminophen – the active i ...
Best Ways to Save: Jan 2014
Out–Of–Pocket Costs Catch You By Surprise? How To Avoid "Sticker Shock" If you're suffering "sticker shock" from higher co-pays and co-insurance than expected, chances are it might be due to smaller networks of provid ...
4 Questions All Seniors Should Ask To Prevent Unexpected Obamacare Costs
Alexandria, VA (January 6, 2013) Seniors need to take steps now to prevent unexpected healthcare costs that could blow a big hole in household budgets warns The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). More than 57.5 million Soci ...
Ask the Advisor: 2013
Will Obamacare Affect My Taxes This Year? Q: Can you tell me how my healthcare tax deductions will be affected this year? I'm 64 and continue to work. My adjusted gross income will be about $48,000. I don't receive an ...
Best Ways To Save: July 2013
Under 65? How The New Healthcare Law Affects You By Mary Johnson, Editor At 63, my learning-disabled brother still puts in a 40-hour work week as a welder with no plans to retire yet, but for most of his life he's ...
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