Three years ago, Medicare announced that it would offer free weight-loss counseling. This was seen as a positive step since at least 30 percent of seniors are obese (35 pounds or more overweight or having a body mass index above 30) and studies show that counseling services improve the odds of overcoming significant weight problems. … Read more
If you’re a financial advisor, take heed. New York Life found that nearly 20 percent of widows who dropped a couple’s financial advisor after their spouse died, did so because they didn’t have a relationship with him or her. The study didn’t say how many women stayed with the financial advisor despite being unhappy with … Read more
A study in Neurology Journal followed nearly 32,000 Swedish women for over 10 years. The authors found that women who made positive lifestyle choices greatly reduced their risk of stroke. The choices the study looked at were following a healthy diet, drinking alcohol moderately, never smoking, staying physically fit and having a healthy body mass … Read more
An International Survey of older adults found that most advanced industrialized countries have shortcomings in access, coordination and patient-centered care but Americans are at the back of the pack. The study found that out of 11 countries, Americans have the most trouble paying medical bills and that nearly 70 percent of Americans over the age … Read more
Socializing is an important aspect of healthy aging. We often focus our attention on the socialization of the individual at the end of life without paying particular attention to the person providing him or her with care. Informal caregivers provide the majority of Long-Term Care in the United States and most report that their health … Read more
Neither Medicare nor health insurance covers traditional “custodial care” despite many people’s beliefs to the contrary. As our population ages, more people are living longer with chronic conditions, increasing the odds that you will be one of the people needing Long-Term Care. With the cost of Long-Term care growing you would think that insurance to … Read more
Each year, Medicare beneficiaries get another chance to switch their plans. Most people will have a choice between 30 or more plans. For a lot of people, having so many choices can be mind-boggling and so they stay with the same plan year after year despite the fact that their plans change. Maybe it’s not … Read more
In 2001, a debt collector began calling me daily. The debt they were attempting to collect on was from someone with a completely different name than mine. It didn’t seem to matter. It took me three years of arguing to finally get enough information from them to be able to do something about it. It … Read more
The United States has one of the highest divorce rates in the world but it’s been going through a change in the past three decades. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the rate of divorce for most Americans is falling since its all-time high in the 1980s, except when you look at Baby Boomers. The … Read more
Most of us have a limited understanding of the actual costs of our health procedures because the only costs we see are our deductibles and co-pay. One local clinic is betting that patients will make better choices if there is transparency in cost. The Everett Clinic became the first large health care system in the … Read more
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