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The Unexpected Costs of Medicare
Created in 1965, Medicare was intended to answer growing reports of impoverished seniors languishing or dying because they lacked health insurance. Since then, Medicare has acquired a reputation as the ultimate government entitlement, a system of low-cost, taxpayer subsidized health care provided at…
Best places to retire on Social Security alone
The City of Grand Rapids is known as “Beer City” and was named one of the top U.S. destinations to visit in 2014, now the city is getting another title. The U.S. News and World Report named Grand Rapids one of…
CarePlus Only One in Florida to Get Medicare 5-Stars Rating
CarePlus Health Plans, Inc.’s Medicare Advantage plans in Florida achieved five stars – the highest possible rating – from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This makes the CarePlus Medicare Advantage HMO, offered in 19 counties throughout Florida,…
Health officials tell medical technology group to ‘prove it’
“Prove it.” That was the resounding message to medical-device manufacturers during the annual Advanced Medical Technology Association conference in Chicago this week. Innovation is needed to advance medicine and better patients’ quality of life, but gone are the days of sticking higher price tags…
Medicare Reimbursement For Lung Cancer Screening Provokes Debate
Although 160,000 people in the U.S. die each year from lung cancer, accounting for more than a quarter of all cancer deaths, screening for lung cancer remains controversial. Based on results from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) in 2011,…
Disability Advocates to honor The Rapid With Its 2014 Invest in Ability Award
Disability Advocates of Kent County is honoring The Rapid with its 2014 Invest in Ability Award for expanded transportation services. “The Rapid has torn down many barriers for persons with disabilities in our area,” Disability Advocates states in its announcement of…
Mrs. Clooney took his name; would you?
Amal Alamuddin was well-known in many important circles long before she snagged the world’s most eligible bachelor. But Amal Alamuddin is now Amal Clooney, according to her law firm’s website. That the 36-year-old British attorney has decided to take her famous husband’s…
Continuing Education Classes To Focus On Women And Finances
No matter how intelligent they may be, no matter what their status in the work world, Jean Leonard knows that women tend to put financial matters on the back burner. “A lot of women don’t have the time to focus on…
The Problem With Too Much Leisure in Retirement
Implicit in the typical retirement images of walks on the beach, exotic travel, playing golf and other various forms of leisure activity, is that the whole goal of retirement is to do all of those activities and none of the one that most of…
Thanks to Obamacare, Health Costs Soared This Year
On November 15, open enrollment in the Obamacare exchanges begins again. Before the second act of our national healthcare drama commences, let’s review what we’ve learned in Act I. For starters, everyone now knows that federal officials are challenged when…