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My wife Wanda suffers from dementia and palsy and is bedridden. I have IBM (inclusion body myositis) and am limited in mobility. Medicare Advantage makes it possible for my wife and I to have free…

Because of our Providence Medicare Advantage Plan, he was given the best treatment throughout his battle with cancer. We didn’t need to worry about how we could afford all of his care and many of…

Originally published in The Hill The results of last week’s election are still reverberating throughout the country, with dramatic changes proposed in almost every aspect of American public policy. Top of the agenda for the…

These are words that strike terror in our hearts- “she’s had a fall”.  Falling is not a part of normal aging.  And yet, one in three people over the age of 65 report a fall.…

Beyond the Affordable Care Act and related regulatory reforms, pending implementation of MACRA (the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act) will influence or influence further physicians and other eligible professional's decision making in participating in…

I have an AARP Medicare Complete plan which is a regional PPO plan. My husband has a similar plan through Humana. We are both retired and on a fixed income (a limited one!).  We can't…