Last week I spent several hours doing some pro bono troubleshooting for a 78-year-old woman who couldn’t afford her rent and was facing eviction. Her story is not that much different than many similar calls […]
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Year End Health, Tax & Financial Wellness Tips
Before ringing in the New Year at midnight on December 31, taxpayers should complete this 12-step year-end health, tax and financial wellness to-do list.
Essential Steps Everyone Should Take To Prepare For A COVID-19 Or Other Health Emergency
These Steps Are Essential Preparations Needed To Respond To A COVID-19 Or Other Medical Emergency Simply Steps Every Person Should Take To Prepare To Respond To A COVID-19 Or Other Medical Emergency
Medicare Enrolled Individuals Should Use New Medicare Cards, New Medicare IDs Now
Patients enrolled in Medicare and their health care providers and coordinating health plans should start using new Medicare Identification Numbers on new Medicare Cards that CMS recently sent to Medicare enrolled individuals rather than Social Security Numbers when conducting Medicare transactions.
Some Vets Can Claim Tax Refund
Some veterans may be due a credit or refund as a result of the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act passed in 2016. The law affects veterans who received disability severance payments after January 17, 1991, […]
College Bound Disabled Students Get Started Early Learning Rules For Seeking Accommodations
Finding reported in the new Mobile Health Applications for Self-Management of Diabetes Report from the Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
The findings raise questions about whether patient, health plan, employer or other amounts invested to acquire and use in these applications as tools to help diabetes patients better manage their disease provide sufficient return on investment.
Diabetes Management Apps: Tech Tools or Toys?
Finding reported in the new Mobile Health Applications for Self-Management of Diabetes Report from the Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
The findings raise questions about whether patient, health plan, employer or other amounts invested to acquire and use in these applications as tools to help diabetes patients better manage their disease provide sufficient return on investment.
Celebrating Mother’s Day & Nurses Week Acknowledging The Nurse/Mother & Other Health Care Professionals Whose Work Began & Inspire Project COPE: Coalition On Patient Empowerment
This week’s celebration of “National Nurses’ Week” and the impending celebration Sunday of Mother’s Day is a perfect time to celebrate the career of a nurse and mother whose common sense efforts to take care […]
Becoming & Caring For Antique People: A Privilege We All Hope To Experience
Lucky people live long enough to experience caring for beloved aging family or friends, then living through old age. It’s a privilege most people look fondly forward to and take for granted until something happens […]
Got The Flu? Know What To Do!
Influenza (commonly referred to as the “flu”) continues to threaten many American families. Highly contagious, the flu can be serious or even deadly. However, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is urging Americans to get […]