People all over the world are living longer. Worldwide, few people reach the age of 100, and those who do are often celebrated for their longevity. Only one out of every six thousand people will blow out the candles on their 100th birthday cake. Even fewer people (one out of every...
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As the health care debate raged onwards in 2009, the number of uninsured American adults rose by 3 million from 2008. Overall, approximately 46.3 million people in this country do not have health insurance covered. In Texas, over one out of every four people was uninsured in 2009, compared to the 15.4 percent...
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The country’s current health care reforms have underscored the country’s primary care physician deficit. By the time the reforms kick into effect in 2014, the majority of Americans will be insured. In Massachusetts, where all citizens must be enrolled in some health insurance plan, universal insurance has exposed the Commonwealth’s primary care shortage. The...
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Effective February 1, 2010, Cigna is closing their CIGNA Medicare Access PFFS plans to OEP enrollments.
CIGNA will still accept clients enrolling during their individual election period (those aging in to Medicare or newly eligible to Medicare) and those with a Special Enrollment Period. Current clients who have CIGNA Medicare Access PFFS will not see...
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Many people were victims of Bernard Madoff’s fraud and have lost a considerable amount of income due to this scheme. Originally, Madoff victims were not included in the above categories of life changing events. As of June 9, Social Security determined that "if someone had a reduction of income as the result of criminal...
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A recent study finds that people who visit their primary care doctor for routine blood tests or screening are frequently not informed of the results of those tests, even if they come back abnormal. To come to these conclusions the researchers looked at the medical records of 5434 people ages 50 to 59 years...
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US researchers announced Monday that patients with private health insurance lose more weight after having gastric bypass surgery than those covered by Medicare do. The study which surveyed data on 750 gastric bypass patients showed Medicare patients tend to weigh more before the surgery than those one private insurance, and that they are most...
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Some people claim that the federal government is ripping off young people by making them pay for Medicare used by senior citizens. Retirees can benefit from the cheap health care whether they are dirt poor or filthy rich and it is young, working people who pay to give seniors those health benefits. Spending such...
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