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Florida Medicare plan wins five stars
Just in time for Medicare’s open enrollment season, a Florida-based HMO has won the federal government’s coveted five-star rating, a rare honor that brings more than bragging rights. Such plans receive the freedom to enroll new members all year long. The…
5 Things to Know About Social Security
Social Security was never meant to comprise anyone’s full retirement income. But it is a very important supplement to your income in retirement, and you should definitely factor Social Security into your retirement planning. As you near your retirement years,…
Report: Obamacare Will Add $131 Billion to Federal Deficits in Next Decade
Among President Obama’s many high-profile health care promises, there is this gem from his 2009 address to Congress: “I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits–either now or in the future.” But according to Republican staff on…
Champions Of Change Celebrates Disability Employment At White House
Angela Mackey manages human resources at the Walgreen’s Distribution Center in North Carolina. The center manages the distribution for over 100 stores, and Mackey works to ensure that disabled workers have a fair chance at employment. She also has cerebral…
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…