Taking Control of Your Healthcare

I think it’s clear to all of us that if you’re under 55 you won’t have your father’s Medicare when you turn 65. The Repugnuts are thinking of gutting the whole program! Medicare is growing at such an astronomical rate that if something isn’t done right now its costs will double in 20 years. One [...]

Our pets have become full-fledged family members of our households. Are you aware that there are more households with pets (43 million!) than with children? We pamper them with days at the spa, take them on vacations and include them in family pictures. And, like full family members, we grieve for them when they get [...]

For the first time since Medicare was enacted in 1965, a president has decided that it was time to go after fraudulent Medicare claims which by some estimates approaches $60 billion a year (one half of Medicare costs)! A common example of fraud is purposely billing Medicare for services that were never provided or received. Since [...]

I mentioned this quote from Money Magazine because of the article I read this week in USA Today. They reported that most Americans were unaware of how much healthcare will cost when they retire and what exactly Medicare covers. The pre-retirees who expect healthcare to be their biggest retirement expense estimated that their average annual [...]

A patient identified only as “Willie” was denied nourishment and died in a Houston hospital last month, according to Texas Right to Life. Willie went to seek help a few weeks ago after experiencing chest pains; doctors found pneumonia and leukemia. Apparently, he slipped into a coma following surgery, and the doctor and hospital ethics [...]