MN ranks #1 Healthiest State for Seniors 06-19-17

  A new analysis of community health data reveals that four out of the top five U.S. states with the healthiest seniors are located in the Midwest. With the average cost of healthcare rising and the U.S. senior population expected to double by 2060, more and more people are concerned with both the quality and…

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When POA Isn’t Enough

Interesting article from www.agingcare.com   By Margaret Johnson Ware     Most often, becoming a caregiver starts with obtaining the authorization to share information and act on behalf of another person.   Even though you feel you have signed, created, executed and photocopied every document known to man, there always seems to be someone telling…

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Observation Status in Hospitals-A MUST read! 3-3-17

What hospitals must now tell you about Observation Status   As if being in a hospital wasn’t tough enough, patients on Medicare (those 65 and older) are now facing potentially huge out-of-pocket costs if they are placed on “observation status” instead of being formally admitted. And when such a patient then goes from the hospital…

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