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Dan Taylor

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posted 06/29/2008, comments (0)

Making Caregiving Simpler

I marvel at our health care system from moment to moment. We can diagnosis dementia and Deng Fever with equal ease and accuracy. At the same time the partitioned and fractured system of delivery channels and professionals almost guarantees a suffocating level of complexity and confusion. It really doesn't have to be and in... Read more Chevron

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Jonathan Pletzke

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posted 06/19/2008, comments (0)

Can't Get Medical Insurance? Move!

I know it sounds crazy, but did you know that if you move to another state you may easily get health insurance, no questions asked? The reason is because some states do not allow medical underwriting when applying for health insurance, whereas the bulk of them do. So those states that don't allow medical underwriting are much easier to get health... Read more Chevron

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Matt Raven

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posted 06/16/2008, comments (0)

Know your OBRA rights

The Nursing Home Reform Amendments of OBRA was implemented in early 1987. According to the for the people website, the act mandated that nursing homes "promote and protect the rights of each resident." The law aims at doing a number of things, but here are the general rights of residents: 1) Right to... Read more Chevron

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Suzanne Mintz

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posted 06/07/2008, comments (2)

Caregiving is Not Age Specific

Family caregiving is most often thought of as an experience that comes with our parents aging, and that of course is true, but caregiving isn't age specific. It can happen at any time. My husband was diagnosed with MS when he was 31. Children are born with Downs Syndrome and teenagers are in car accidents. There is a growing subpopulation... Read more Chevron

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Jonathan Pletzke

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posted 05/30/2008, comments (0)

Medicare: What's Covered and What's Not

Medicare can be confusing. There are a number of pieces to the Medicare puzzle, and understanding how they fit together and where there are gaps is important to knowing where Medicare coverage begins and ends. For the official U.S. Government perspective on Medicare, visit the Medicare Options Compare website. Remember that Medicare is... Read more Chevron

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