For eleven years, I begged my obstinate elderly father to allow a caregiver to help him with my ailing mother. She needed full-time care after a massive heart attack, but he adamantly insisted on taking care of her by himself. Every caregiver I hired lasted about three days and then I’d get the familiar call….
Everyone should be looking for ways to save on medications. Medications can be lifesavers, but they can also lead to nightmare situations. If you take more than a couple of prescriptions and over-the-counter (OTC) medications each day, making sure you have what you need when you need it is only half the battle. For many…
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It was doomed before it ever began. Sadly, there are so many hidden disadvantages of Medicare Advantage plans. Like its predecessor, Medicare+Choice, the current Medicare “Advantage” system is a shimmering mirage of cheap co-pays, cheaper hospital stays, and the quaint notion that it’s “free of some anonymous Washington bureaucrat pushing you around.” At least that’s…
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