For the nearly 66 million Americans covered by Medicare, 2025 promises to bring some welcome changes. These changes will be of special benefit to those with expensive prescription drugs – but most beneficiaries will see at least some changes for the better. To explain what’s coming for Medicare next year, we reviewed this recent article … Read more
Do you want to live to be 100 years old? If living longer is your goal, then your odds are improving. According to the National Council on Aging, the U.S. is home to nearly 105,000 centenarians – and believe it or not, says Pew Research, that figure is projected to quadruple over the next 30 … Read more
As we approach retirement, many of us start preparing a written bucket list containing all the great things we plan to do in the time remaining for us to enjoy. But have you ever considered the idea of a “chuck-it list” instead? Could it be that a chuck-it list might actually help us enjoy life … Read more
Here at the Blog, we’ve been keeping an eye out for stories about the new laws giving Medicare – finally – the power to negotiate drug prices with major pharmaceutical companies. We ran an article in January 2023, based on this USA Today report, that explained how the first round of price cuts triggered by … Read more
Are you newly retired and considering a move? Whether you’re drawn by better weather, lower costs, or proximity to kids and grandkids, plenty of your fellow Americans traditionally use their retirement as the perfect reason to pull up stakes and try something different in a brand-new location. The U.S. Census Bureau pegs the number of … Read more
Many of us have had this experience in our doctor-patient relationship. During a routine visit, we’ve brought up something we might have read or heard about, only to have our idea dismissed by our physician without so much as a discussion. We end up feeling foolish or frustrated at what seems like professional arrogance from … Read more
If you’re a Medicare Advantage client, chances are good that you receive frequent phone calls, post cards, and letters inviting you to schedule an in-home medical screening visit. These visits are offered at no charge, sometimes by third-party contractors, and are described as a valuable service to help you receive the personalized care you need. … Read more
Fighting aging by staying younger longer is hardly a new fixation. Five centuries ago, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León thought he had the key to slowing down the aging process when (according to legend) he explored the Florida peninsula searching for the fountain of youth. From pills to plastic surgery to Botox, we’ve … Read more
“Am I ready to retire?” It’s a question most of us ask ourselves regularly. Retirement should be an exciting chapter in our lives – but we’d be kidding ourselves if we didn’t admit that there will be some losses in retirement along with many advantages. That’s the message in this article we read a year … Read more
Have you ever stopped to think that retirement happens in phases? Today we’re considering an article that suggests there are actually four phases of retirement, and each one demands a certain degree of preparation. The idea of phases of retirement makes sense to us, and we think it will resonate with you as well. If … Read more
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