Five Quick Ways to Save on Prescription Drugs

Prescription prices are skyrocketing out of control. The average person is now spending over $250 a month at the pharmacy counter. With the new Medicare Part D plan, the government is stepping in to try and alleviate some of these expenses. The plan is riddled with problems, delays, and confusion. Taking control of your own […]

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Caregiving Tips for Boomers: 5 Tips for Decreasing the Cost of Caring for Elderly Parents

Over 30 million Baby Boomers provide countless hours of assistance to elderly parents at no charge. It is estimated that, using average hourly wages, the total amount of this uncompensated care is comparable to the entire Medicare budget. For the estimated 7 million Boomers who provide long distance care, actual out of pocket expenses amount […]

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Using A Health Savings Account To Buffer The Coming Medicare Insolvency

The Medicare Trust Fund will soon be out of money, and there will be no practical way for the government to continue to provide the level of benefits that current Medicare recipients receive. The result will be serious rations, waiting periods, and a reduction in benefits. If you wish to maintain your medical freedom, and […]

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Medicare’s New Drug Benefit: Worth The Effort

With Medicare’s new prescription drug coverage program, “Part D,” you could pay $5 or less for many of your prescription medications. Because the program is still new, understanding how it works can seem challenging. Here are a few tips to help you get started. Step 1: Don’t go it alone • Talk to other seniors […]

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Free EMR Solutions by Medicare

Is anything ever free these days? Maybe so. Instigated by the incredibly slow adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) by doctors across the nation, Medicare is announcing it will begin offering doctors free electronic medical record software solutions. Both upfront and ongoing costs have been critical factors in the lagging EMR adoption rate. Medicare hopes […]

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How To Compare Low Cost Long Term Care Insurance In Oregon

Long term care insurance is probably the last type of insurance any of us want to think about, yet according to statistics from the state of Oregons Department of Insurance, just about half of all Oregon citizens will require some form of long term health care at some point in their life. Long term care […]

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