Failure to enroll in Medicare on time can cost you thousands in extra Medicare premium penalties during the course of your retirement. Medicare’s exhausting perplexity raises the chance of costly deadline errors for seni ...
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When Age Is Affecting Your Ability To Drive
Fatal crash rates rise sharply after a driver reaches age 70. Understanding how aging is affecting your driving can help you make adjustments that allow you to continue to drive more safely, longer. Keep an eye out for t ...
Low Cost Protein Super Foods
By Mary Johnson Eating well on a budget doesn’t mean giving up good food. You can cut your meat costs while boosting nutrition by using these protein-packed foods. Buckwheat: A must-try food for diabetics, and anyo ...
Your Health: New Clues As To Why Some Older People May Be Losing Their Memory
New research links “silent strokes,” or small spots of dead brain cells, found in about one out of four older adults, to memory loss in the elderly. The study is published in the January 3, 2012, print issue of Neurology ...
27% Of Seniors Spend Up To Half Of Their Social Security On Healthcare: TSCL Releases 2011 Healthcare Cost Survey
The lack of growth in Social Security benefits and rapid rise in healthcare costs is causing a financial dilemma for Medicare beneficiaries that may be jeopardizing the health of many who are foregoing needed medical car ...
Seven Ways To Avoid Being Overcharged For Your Prescriptions
Tips from The Senior Citizens League Drug plans across the nation are making significant changes to their coverage in 2012. Even though premiums may stay about the same, many plans are imposing new or higher deductibles ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: October 2011
Q: My drug plan is offering a new mail order system. I normally fill my prescriptions at the pharmacy. Does this really save any money? What would I do if I need a prescription quickly? A: Many seniors can save subs ...
Virginia Senior Saves $3,000 Comparing Drug Plans Annually — You Can Too!
Medicare Fall Open Enrollment Now Underway Through December 7th By Mary Johnson, editor Irene H., a senior living in Central Virginia, will achieve a milestone this fall that few other 86-year olds can boast. The ...
Long Term Care Insurance — Does It Makes Sense For You?
About 70 percent of people over the age of 65 will develop a physical or mental condition at some point that will cause them to need help with daily activities. Whether you get care at home, an assisted living facili ...
3 Ways To Lower Your Medicare Spending In 2011
By Mary Johnson Between age 55 and 64, it’s as if our body’s warranty expires and everything just crashes. By the time we turn 65 and eligible for Medicare, chances are we may have a chronic health condition that req ...
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