A study that’s done every two years has concluded that Medicare is paying wildly different amounts depending on where in the United States you live. Some are four times as much as others. They looked at ill seniors and disabled people and the care and length of hospital stays in their last two years of…
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Medicare help for elderly
I have a close friend who is in his eighties. He has medicare as a supplemental insurance as well as a private insurance that he pays for. However, his wife is in a nursing home and he also has a third nursing home policy. The dilemma comes in when he receives a monthly bill from…
Medicare Advantage Under Attack
The Medicare Advantage program allows seniors to choose a private insurance provider to support their Medicare coverage. Often times these are offered for a very low premium or none at all. This is especially helpful for those with a very low income. They are unable to pay the percentage of their medical bills that traditional…
The New CPR
The American Heart Association is now saying that if you see an adult collapse you should do two things. The first is contact emergency services and the second is to start CPR. The CPR they are recommending is to push hard and fast on the center of the chest to try to keep the blood…